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James Cowan (author)
James Cowan (9 April 1942 – 6 October 2018) was an Australian author. He was the author of a number of internationally acclaimed books, including ''A Troubadour's Testament'' and ''Letters from A Wild State''. In 1998 he was awarded the prestigious ALS Gold Medal, Australian Literature Society's Gold Medal for his novel, ''A Mapmaker's Dream''. His work has been translated into seventeen languages. Biography Born in Melbourne, Australia, Cowan completed his studies in Sydney. His first published works were ''Nine Poems'' (Mauritius, 1964) and ''A Rambling Man'' (Sydney, 1966). In the 1960s he travelled and worked in Mauritius, Vancouver, New York, Paris and London. For some years he lived in Marrakech, and in Libya, studying the Berber and Tuareg peoples. Returning to Australia in 1973, he decided to view his homeland as a foreign country. He made journeys throughout the continent, sometimes on horseback, exploring early European culture and its imprint on the land. This ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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