Michelle de Kretser

About

Michelle de Kretser was born in Sri Lanka, educated in Melbourne and Paris, and lives in Sydney. Her novels have won numerous awards, including the 2013 Miles Franklin Literary Award for Questions of Travel.

Her new book, Springtime: A Ghost Story, will be published in November 2014.

Past Events

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Australian Literature 101

Christina Stead: The Man Who Loved Children

Ramona Koval, Michelle de Kretser

Past event

29 Mar

Australian Literature 102

Shirley Hazzard's The Transit of Venus

James Ley, Michelle de Kretser

Past event

22 Jul

Books and Ideas at Montalto

Michelle de Kretser

Michael Williams, Michelle de Kretser

Past event

14 Nov

The Salon Series

Fighting Form

Manisha Anjali, Michelle de Kretser, Great Earthquake, Fiona Gruber

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25 Mar

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