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1991 in Australian literature
Literature-related events in Australia during the year of 1991 From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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This article presents a list of the historical events and publications of Australian literature during 1991.
Events
- David Malouf won the Miles Franklin Award for The Great World
Major publications
Novels
- Peter Carey — The Tax Inspector
- Brian Castro — Double-Wolf
- Bryce Courtenay — Tandia
- Robert Drewe — Our Sunshine
- David Foster — Mates of Mars[1]
- Alan Gould — To the Burning City[2]
- Rodney Hall — The Second Bridegroom
- Thomas Keneally
- Chief of Staff (as by "William Coyle")
- Flying Hero Class
- Simon Leys — The Death of Napoleon
- Colleen McCullough — The Grass Crown
- Gillian Mears — The Mint Lawn[3]
- Morris West — The Ringmaster
- Tim Winton — Cloudstreet
Short stories
- Lily Brett – What God Wants[4]
- Suzanne Edgar — Counting Backwards and Other Stories[5]
Crime and mystery
- Jon Cleary — Pride's Harvest
- Peter Corris
- Garry Disher — Kickback[6]
- Kerry Greenwood — Murder on the Ballarat Train[7]
- Brenda Walker — Crush[8]
Science fiction and fantasy
- Greg Egan – "Appropriate Love"
- Keith Taylor – Felimid's Homecoming[9]
- George Turner – Brain Child[10]
Children's and young adult fiction
Poetry
- Alison Croggon — This is the Stone[11]
- A. D. Hope — Orpheus[12]
- Jean Kent — Practising Breathing[13]
Drama
Non-fiction
- Bruce Bennett — Spirit in Exile, Peter Porter and His Poetry[14]
- Barry Hill — Sitting In[15]
- Julie Lewis — Olga Masters, A Lot of Living[16]
- David Marr — Patrick White: A Life[17]
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Awards and honours
- Robert Hughes AO, for "service to art and to the promotion of Australian culture"[18]
- Bruce Beaver AM, for "service to literature, particularly in the field of poetry"[19]
- David Rowbotham AM, for "service to literature"[20]
- Patricia Scott AM, for "service to children's literature"[21]
Lifetime achievement
Literary
Fiction
International
National
Poetry
Children and Young Adult
Science fiction and fantasy
Non-fiction
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Deaths
A list, ordered by date of death (and, if the date is either unspecified or repeated, ordered alphabetically by surname) of deaths in 1991 of Australian literary figures, authors of written works or literature-related individuals follows, including year of birth.
- 21 February — Dorothy Auchterlonie Green, academic, literary critic and poet (born 1915)[38]
- 30 March — Joan Colebrook, journalist and writer (born 1910)[39]
- 3 April — Coral Lansbury, writer and academic (born 1929)[40]
- 7 April — Bob Brissenden, poet, novelist, critic and academic (born 1928)[41]
- 2 May — Ronald McKie, novelist (born 1909)[42]
- 23 May — Manning Clark, historian (born 1915)[43]
- 24 June — Sumner Locke Elliott, novelist and playwright (born 1917)[44]
- 17 November — Pixie O'Harris, children's book author and illustrator (born 1903)[45]
- 1 December — Barbara Hanrahan, novelist and artist (born 1939)[46]
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See also
References
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