David Ireland
David Ireland (born August 27, 1927 in Lakemba , New South Wales (now part of Sydney )) is an Australian writer.
Ireland's work is influenced by Laurence Sterne and Joaquim Maria Machado de Assis . He breaks up his novels into loosely linked sequences. His empathetically portrayed characters in the novel reflect the individual's futile search for meaning in an inhumane industrial society.
He received the Miles Franklin Award three times , in 1971 for The unknown industrial prisoner , 1976 for The glass canoe and 1979 for A woman of the future .
Works (selection)
- The chantic bird (1968)
- The unknown industrial prisoner (1971)
- The flesheaters (1972) 1
- Burn (1974)
- The glass canoe (1976)
- A woman of the future (1979)
- City of women (1981)
- Bloodfather (1987)
- The chosen (1997)
Web links
- Literature by and about David Ireland in the catalog of the German National Library
- David Ireland in the Internet Speculative Fiction Database (English)
- Entries in WorldCat
- Entry in the Australian Literature Resource
- Short biography at the State Library of New South Wales
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Ireland, David |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Australian writer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 27, 1927 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Lakemba , New South Wales (now part of Sydney ) |