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David Neil Ireland AM (born 24 August 1927) is an Australian novelist.
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Biography
David Ireland was born in Lakemba in New South Wales in 1927.
Before taking up full-time writing in 1973 he undertook the classic writer's apprenticeship by working in a variety of jobs ranging from greenkeeper to an extended period in an oil refinery.
This latter job provided the inspiration for his second (and best-known) novel, The Unknown Industrial Prisoner, which brought him recognition in the early 1970s and which is still considered by many critics to be one of best and most original Australian novels of the period.
He is one of only 4 Australian writers to win the Miles Franklin Award more than twice (the others being Thea Astley with 4, Peter Carey 3, and Tim Winton 4).
Honours and Awards
Australian Literature Society Gold Medal Archimedes and the Seagle, 1985 The Age Book of the Year Award Book of the Year A Woman of the Future, 1980, joint winner Miles Franklin Award A Woman of the Future, 1979 The Glass Canoe, 1976 The Unknown Industrial Prisoner, 1971 The Advertiser Literary Competition The Chantic Bird, 1966 He was appointed a Member of the Order of Australia in the Queen's Birthday Honours of June 1981.[1]
Bibliography
Novels
- The Chantic Bird (1968)
- The Unknown Industrial Prisoner (1971)
- The Flesheaters (1972)
- Burn (1974)
- The Glass Canoe (1976)
- A Woman of the Future (1979)
- City of Women (1981)
- Archimedes and the Seagle (1984)
- Bloodfather (1987)
- The Chosen (1997)
Drama
- Image in the Clay (1964)
External links
References
Miles Franklin Literary Award 1957–1970 Patrick White (1957) · Randolph Stow (1958) · Vance Palmer (1959) · Elizabeth O'Conner (1960) · Patrick White (1961) · Thea Astley / George Turner (1962) · Sumner Locke Elliott (1963) · George Johnston (1964) · Thea Astley (1965) · Peter Mathers (1966) · Thomas Keneally (1967) · Thomas Keneally (1968) · George Johnston (1969) · Dal Stivens (1970)
1971–1980 David Ireland (1971) · Thea Astley (1972) · No award (1973) · Ronald McKie (1974) · Xavier Herbert (1975) · David Ireland (1976) · Ruth Park (1977) · Jessica Anderson (1978) · David Ireland (1979) · Jessica Anderson (1980)
1981–1990 Peter Carey (1981) · Rodney Hall (1982) · No award (1983) · Tim Winton (1984) · Christopher Koch (1985) · Elizabeth Jolley (1986) · Glenda Adams (1987) · Date change (1988) · Peter Carey (1989) · Tom Flood (1990)
1991–2000 David Malouf (1991) · Tim Winton (1992) · Alex Miller (1993) · Rodney Hall (1994) · Helen Demidenko (1995) · Christopher Koch (1996) · David Foster (1997) · Peter Carey (1998) · Murray Bail (1999) · Thea Astley / Kim Scott (2000)
2001–2010 Frank Moorhouse (2001) · Tim Winton (2002) · Alex Miller (2003) · Shirley Hazzard (2004) · Andrew McGahan (2005) · Roger McDonald (2006) · Alexis Wright (2007) · Steven Carroll (2008) · Tim Winton (2009) · Peter Temple (2010)
2011–present Kim Scott (2011)
Categories:- 1928 births
- Living people
- Australian novelists
- People from New South Wales
- Members of the Order of Australia
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