Thea Astley

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Thea Astley was an acclaimed Australian novelist and short story writer known for her sharp social observation, dark humor, and multiple Miles Franklin Award–winning works.

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Thea Astley canonical 2

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instanceOf Australian writer ⓘ
human ⓘ
novelist ⓘ
short story writer ⓘ
awardReceived Miles Franklin Award ⓘ
Order of Australia ⓘ
Patrick White Award ⓘ
countryOfBirth Australia ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Australia ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1925-08-25 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 2004-08-17 ⓘ
educatedAt All Hallows' School ⓘ
University of Queensland ⓘ
employer Macquarie University ⓘ
St Hilda's School, Southport ⓘ
linked to: St Hilda's School
familyName Astley ⓘ
fullName Thea Beatrice May Astley ⓘ
genre literary fiction ⓘ
short stories ⓘ
givenName Thea ⓘ
hasWon Miles Franklin Award 1962 ⓘ
Miles Franklin Award 1965 ⓘ
Miles Franklin Award 1972 ⓘ
Miles Franklin Award 2000 ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName English ⓘ
movement Australian literature ⓘ
notableFor depictions of Queensland and Australian life ⓘ
sharp social observation in fiction ⓘ
use of dark humor ⓘ
notableWork A Kindness Cup ⓘ
Beachmasters ⓘ
Drylands ⓘ
Girl with a Monkey ⓘ
Hunting the Wild Pineapple ⓘ
It’s Raining in Mango ⓘ
Reaching Tin River ⓘ
The Acolyte ⓘ
The Multiple Effects of Rainshadow ⓘ
The Slow Natives ⓘ
The Well Dressed Explorer ⓘ
occupation novelist ⓘ
schoolteacher ⓘ
short story writer ⓘ
university lecturer ⓘ
placeOfBirth Brisbane ⓘ
placeOfDeath New South Wales ⓘ
religion Roman Catholicism ⓘ
residence Queensland ⓘ
Sydney ⓘ
sexOrGender female ⓘ
spouse Jack Gregson ⓘ

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