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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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Michelle de Kretser canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Australian novelist
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novelist ⓘ person ⓘ woman writer ⓘ |
| activePeriod |
21st century
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late 20th century ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
ALS Gold Medal
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Australian Literature Society Gold Medal NERFINISHED ⓘ Christina Stead Prize for Fiction NERFINISHED ⓘ Miles Franklin Award NERFINISHED ⓘ NSW Premier's Literary Awards NERFINISHED ⓘ Prime Minister's Literary Award for Fiction NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthCountry | Sri Lanka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1957 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Colombo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| citizenship | Australia ⓘ |
| countryOfResidence | Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| education |
University of Melbourne
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University of Paris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer | Lonely Planet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicOrigin | Sri Lankan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | de Kretser NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork | contemporary literature ⓘ |
| genre | literary fiction ⓘ |
| givenName | Michelle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasGender | female ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
European literature
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postcolonial literature ⓘ |
| knownFor |
psychologically nuanced fiction
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richly crafted prose ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | contemporary Australian literature ⓘ |
| migratedTo | Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Michelle de Kretser NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | Australian ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Questions of Travel
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Scary Monsters NERFINISHED ⓘ The Hamilton Case NERFINISHED ⓘ The Life to Come NERFINISHED ⓘ The Lost Dog NERFINISHED ⓘ The Rose Grower NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
novelist
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writer ⓘ |
| writesAbout |
colonial history
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identity ⓘ memory ⓘ migration ⓘ travel ⓘ |
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