David Ireland (author)

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David Ireland

AM
BornDavid Neil Ireland
(1927-08-24) 24 August 1927 (age 96)
Lakemba, New South Wales, Australia
OccupationNovelist
NationalityAustralian
Notable worksThe Unknown Industrial Prisoner, The Glass Canoe, A Woman of the Future
Notable awardsMiles Franklin Award (1971, 1976, 1979)

David Neil Ireland AM (born 24 August 1927) is an Australian novelist.

Biography

David Ireland was born in Lakemba in New South Wales in 1927.

Before taking up full-time writing in 1973 he undertook the classic writer's apprenticeship by working in a variety of jobs ranging from greenkeeper to an extended period in an oil refinery.

This latter job provided the inspiration for his second (and best-known) novel, The Unknown Industrial Prisoner, which brought him recognition in the early 1970s and which is still considered by many critics to be one of best and most original Australian novels of the period.

He won the Miles Franklin Award three times (1971, 1976 and 1979). He is one of only four Australian writers to win the Award more than twice; the others are Thea Astley and Tim Winton (4), and Peter Carey (3).

Honours and awards

He was appointed a Member of the Order of Australia in the Queen's Birthday Honours of June 1981.[2]

Bibliography

Novels

Drama

  • Image in the Clay (1964)

External links

References

  1. ^ Austlit - Archimedes and the Seagle
  2. ^ It's an Honour
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