David Malouf

Australian writer · Australia · On the map · Writers · Lived 1934 to 2026 · aged 92

David George Joseph Malouf was an Australian poet, novelist, short story writer, playwright and librettist. Elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature in London in 2008, Malouf lectured at both the University of Queensland and the University of Sydney. He also delivered the 1998 Boyer Lectures.

David Malouf is read about 100 times a day, in 24 languages.

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2026Died22 April 20262008Fellow of the Royal Society of LiteratureAward2000Neustadt International Prize for LiteratureAward1993Christina Stead Prize for FictionAward1991Miles Franklin Literary AwardAwardPrix Femina étrangerAward1989Fellow of the Australian Academy of the HumanitiesAward1979Christina Stead Prize for FictionAward1934Born20 March 1934

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