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Michelle de Kretser

Australian novelist · Australia · On the map · Writers · Born 1957 · age 69

Michelle de Kretser is an Australian novelist who was born in Sri Lanka. She is a two-time winner of the Miles Franklin Award who has won the Christina Stead Prize for Fiction on three occasions.

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2019Christina Stead Prize for FictionAward2018Miles Franklin Literary AwardAward2014Christina Stead Prize for FictionAward2013Miles Franklin Literary AwardAward2008Christina Stead Prize for FictionAward1957Born11 November 1957

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Christina Stead Prize for Fiction2019
Miles Franklin Literary Award2018
Christina Stead Prize for Fiction2014
Miles Franklin Literary Award2013
Christina Stead Prize for Fiction2008

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Country
Australia
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
Living
Dates
Born 1957 · age 69