Michelle de Kretser

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Michelle de Kretser is a Sri Lankan-born Australian novelist acclaimed for her richly crafted, psychologically nuanced fiction and multiple major literary awards.

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Michelle de Kretser canonical 3

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instanceOf Australian novelist ⓘ
novelist ⓘ
person ⓘ
woman writer ⓘ
activePeriod 21st century ⓘ
late 20th century ⓘ
awardReceived ALS Gold Medal ⓘ
Australian Literature Society Gold Medal ⓘ
Christina Stead Prize for Fiction ⓘ
Miles Franklin Award ⓘ
NSW Premier's Literary Awards ⓘ
Prime Minister's Literary Award for Fiction ⓘ
birthCountry Sri Lanka ⓘ
birthDate 1957 ⓘ
birthPlace Colombo ⓘ
citizenship Australia ⓘ
countryOfResidence Australia ⓘ
education University of Melbourne ⓘ
University of Paris ⓘ
employer Lonely Planet ⓘ
ethnicOrigin Sri Lankan ⓘ
familyName de Kretser ⓘ
fieldOfWork contemporary literature ⓘ
genre literary fiction ⓘ
givenName Michelle ⓘ
hasGender female ⓘ
influencedBy European literature ⓘ
postcolonial literature ⓘ
knownFor psychologically nuanced fiction ⓘ
richly crafted prose ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName English ⓘ
literaryMovement contemporary Australian literature ⓘ
migratedTo Australia ⓘ
name Michelle de Kretser ⓘ
nationality Australian ⓘ
notableWork Questions of Travel ⓘ
Scary Monsters ⓘ
The Hamilton Case ⓘ
The Life to Come ⓘ
The Lost Dog ⓘ
The Rose Grower ⓘ
occupation novelist ⓘ
writer ⓘ
writesAbout colonial history ⓘ
identity ⓘ
memory ⓘ
migration ⓘ
travel ⓘ

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Kathleen Mitchell Award → notableRecipient → Michelle de Kretser ⓘ
Miles Franklin Literary Award → notableWinner → Michelle de Kretser ⓘ
Michelle de Kretser → name → Michelle de Kretser ⓘ