John Bryson (author)

John Bryson (author)

Infobox Writer
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birthdate= 1935
birthplace= Melbourne, Australia
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occupation= Writer and author
genre= Biography, Fiction, Non-fiction
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John Bryson, (born in 1935 in Melbourne, Australia) is an Australian author and former lawyer. He has authored works of fiction, biography and other non-fiction.

Life

John Bryson was educated at the University of Melbourne, where he studied law. [Bryson, J (1985), p.i.]

Career

In 1971, after practising law for ten years, first as a solicitor and later as a barrister, he became a chairman and managing director for a Melbourne public company. In 1978, he re-joined the Victorian Bar. He was a member of the Literature Board of the Australian Council, later becoming Acting-chairman.

Works

John Bryson's best known work is his 1985 book chronicling the story of Lindy Chamberlain's trial for murder, following the disappearance of her baby daughter, Azaria. Since 1973, his articles and stories have been published in Australian newspapers. He is also the author of a 1981 collection of short fiction, "Whoring Around" and a collection of true stories, "The Way the World Goes".

Awards

"The Routine", one of the stories that was later included in "Whoring Around", received the 1979 Patricia Hackett Award at the University of Western Australia. In 1985, "Evil Angels" was awarded winner of Penguin Books' first Allen Lane award.

Bibliography

Biography

*"Evil Angels" (1985)

Fiction

*"Whoring Around" (1981)

Non-Fiction

*"The Way the World Goes"

Notes

References

*Bryson, John (1985). "Evil Angels", Penguin Books.

External links

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