Michelle de Kretser

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Michelle de Kretser is a Sri Lankan-born Australian novelist acclaimed for her richly crafted, psychologically nuanced fiction and multiple major literary awards.

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Michelle de Kretser canonical 3

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instanceOf Australian novelist
novelist
person
woman writer
activePeriod 21st century
late 20th century
awardReceived ALS Gold Medal
Australian Literature Society Gold Medal
Christina Stead Prize for Fiction
Miles Franklin Award
NSW Premier's Literary Awards
Prime Minister's Literary Award for Fiction
birthCountry Sri Lanka
birthDate 1957
birthPlace Colombo
citizenship Australia
countryOfResidence Australia
education University of Melbourne
University of Paris
employer Lonely Planet
ethnicOrigin Sri Lankan
familyName de Kretser
fieldOfWork contemporary literature
genre literary fiction
givenName Michelle
hasGender female
influencedBy European literature
postcolonial literature
knownFor psychologically nuanced fiction
richly crafted prose
languageOfWorkOrName English
literaryMovement contemporary Australian literature
migratedTo Australia
name Michelle de Kretser
nationality Australian
notableWork Questions of Travel
Scary Monsters
The Hamilton Case
The Life to Come
The Lost Dog
The Rose Grower
occupation novelist
writer
writesAbout colonial history
identity
memory
migration
travel

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Kathleen Mitchell Award notableRecipient Michelle de Kretser
Miles Franklin Literary Award notableWinner Michelle de Kretser
Michelle de Kretser name Michelle de Kretser