Peter Corris (1942–2018)
Autor von The Empty Beach
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Peter Corris was born in Stawell, Victoria, Australia on May 8, 1942. He received a bachelor's degree from the University of Melbourne, a master's degree in history from Monash University, and a PhD in history from the Australian National University. He worked as a professor until 1975 when he mehr anzeigen decided to become a journalist. He was as literary editor of The National Times from 1979 to 1980. He decided to become a full-time writer in 1982. His first book, The Dying Trade, was published in 1980. He was best known for the Cliff Hardy series. He also wrote collaborative biographies with Philip Nitschke, Fred Hollows, John Sinclair, and Ray Barrett. His autobiography, Sweet and Sour: A Diabetic Life, was published in 2000. He received the Ned Kelly Award for lifetime achievement in 1999, the Ned Kelly Award for best novel in 2009 for Deep Water, and the Bad Sydney Crime Writers Festival's inaugural Danger Lifetime Achievement Award in 2018. He died on August 30, 2018 at the age of 76. (Bowker Author Biography) weniger anzeigen
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- Rechtmäßiger Name
- Corris, Peter Robert
- Geburtstag
- 1942-05-08
- Todestag
- 2018-08-30
- Geschlecht
- male
- Nationalität
- Australia
- Geburtsort
- Stawell, Victoria, Australia
- Sterbeort
- Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- Wohnorte
- Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Ilawarra, New South Wales, Australia - Ausbildung
- University of Melbourne
Monash University (MA ∙ History)
Australian National University (PhD ∙ History) - Berufe
- journalist
crime novelist
short-story writer
lecturer - Beziehungen
- Bedford, Jean (wife)
- Preise und Auszeichnungen
- Ned Kelly Awards for Crime Writing (Lifetime Achievement, 1999)
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Not bad but it didn't get overly interesting until about halfway through. Don't waste your time.....
85/100
Love this series! Never disappoints. Good action, characters, dialogue, pace, setting
Love this series! Never disappoints. Good action, characters, dialogue, pace, setting
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Exactly what you want to read at the beach, during your Xmas/New year break, which is where I read it.
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8 April 2024