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1991 In Australian Literature
This article presents a list of the historical events and publications of Australian literature during 1991. Events * David Malouf won the Miles Franklin Award for ''The Great World'' Major publications Novels * Peter Carey (novelist), Peter Carey — ''The Tax Inspector'' * Brian Castro — ''Double-Wolf'' * Bryce Courtenay — ''Tandia'' * Robert Drewe — ''Our Sunshine'' * David Foster (novelist), David Foster — ''Mates of Mars'' * Alan Gould — ''To the Burning City'' * Rodney Hall (writer), Rodney Hall — ''The Second Bridegroom'' * Thomas Keneally ** ''Chief of Staff (novel), Chief of Staff'' (as by "William Coyle") ** ''Flying Hero Class'' * Colleen McCullough — ''The Grass Crown (novel), The Grass Crown'' * Gillian Mears — ''The Mint Lawn'' * Morris West — ''The Ringmaster (West novel), The Ringmaster'' * Tim Winton — ''Cloudstreet'' Short stories * Lily Brett – ''What God Wants'' * Suzanne Edgar — ''Counting Backwards and Other Stories'' Crim ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Malouf
David George Joseph Malouf AO (; born 20 March 1934) is an Australian poet, novelist, short story writer, playwright and librettist. Elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature in 2008, Malouf has lectured at both the University of Queensland and the University of Sydney. He also delivered the 1998 Boyer Lectures. Malouf's 1974 collection '' Neighbours in a Thicket: Poems'' won the Grace Leven Prize for Poetry and the Australian Literature Society Gold Medal. His 1990 novel '' The Great World'' won numerous awards, including the 1991 Miles Franklin Award and Prix Femina Étranger His 1993 novel ''Remembering Babylon'' was shortlisted for the Booker Prize and won the 1994 Prix Femina Étranger, the 1994 ''Los Angeles Times'' Book Prize for Fiction, the 1995 Prix Baudelaire and the 1996 International Dublin Literary Award. Malouf was awarded the Neustadt International Prize for Literature in 2000, the Australia-Asia Literary Award in 2008 and the Australia Council Award ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |