Frank Moorhouse
Frank Moorhouse (born December 21, 1938 in Nowra , New South Wales ) is an Australian writer and occasional screenwriter.
Moorhouse is one of the most important contemporary Australian authors. He began his professional career as an editor for local newspapers and has been a full-time writer since 1970. He lives in Sydney . Occasionally he was also active as a screenwriter , for example in the film adaptation of the Coca Cola Kid (1985).
In 1989 he received the Australian Literature Society Gold Medal for Fourty-seventeen. This novel was also named Age Book of the Year by The Age newspaper . For Dark Palace he received the Miles Franklin Award in 2001 .
Moorhouse is considered to be the innovator of the Australian short story standing in the tradition of Henry Lawson . His style is satirical at times. In a report-like manner, including realistic dialogues, it reflects the fragmentation of the modern world.
Works (selection)
- Futility and other animals (1969)
- The Americans, baby (1972)
- The electrical experience (1974)
- Conference-Ville (1976)
- The ever-lasting secret family and other secrets (1980)
- Room service (1987)
- Forty-seventeen (1988, German: 17 & 40 )
- Dark palace (2000)
Web links
- Literature by and about Frank Moorhouse in the catalog of the German National Library
- Frank Moorhouse in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Entries in WorldCat
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Entry at Perlentaucher
- ↑ Portrait of the author at Random House
- ↑ List of the award winners
- ^ List of excellent books
- ↑ List of the award winners
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SURNAME | Moorhouse, Frank |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Australian writer and screenwriter |
DATE OF BIRTH | December 21, 1938 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Nowra , New South Wales |