David Malouf
Australian novelist and poet whose lyrical fiction explores the making of Australian identity and the deep connection between landscape and self. Remembering Babylon was shortlisted for the Booker Prize. He is considered one of Australia's greatest living writers.
Works
- Remembering BabylonWhite man raised by Aboriginal tribe negotiates two worlds after rediscovery
- An Imaginary LifeRoman poet Ovid reimagines his exile as spiritual transformation through language
- Fly Away PeterTwo men's lives collide during World War One across memory and time
- The Conversations at Curlow CreekEscaped criminal and marshal negotiate truth and redemption in isolated dialogue
- RansomKing Priam ransoms son's body from Achilles across cultural divides
- Harland's Half AcrePainter's life unfolds through art, empire, and Australian landscape
- JohnnoTwo men's boyhood friendship tested by time, desire, and violent past