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Gerald Murnane

Contemporary Australian novelist (born 1939) · Australia · Writers

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Gerald Murnane is an Australian novelist, short story writer, poet and essayist. He has won acclaim for his distinctive prose and exploration of memory, perception, identity and the Australian landscape, often blurring fiction and autobiography in the process.

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2026Officer of the Order of AustraliaAward2018Prime Minister's Literary AwardsAward2009Melbourne Prize for LiteratureAward1999Patrick White AwardAward1939Born25 February 1939

Awards

Officer of the Order of Australia2026
Prime Minister's Literary Awards2018
Melbourne Prize for Literature2009
Patrick White Award1999

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Gerald Murnane is an Australian novelist, short story writer, poet and essayist. He has won acclaim for his distinctive prose and exploration of memory, perception, identity and the Australian landscape, often blurring fiction and autobiography in the process. Murnane has published 14 books between 1974 and 2021, perhaps his best-known being the 1982 novel The Plains.

Country
Australia
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
living
Dates
Born 1939 · age 87

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