Christopher Koch

Christopher Koch

BornChristopher John Koch
(1932-07-16)16 July 1932
Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
Died23 September 2013(2013-09-23) (aged 81)
Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
OccupationNovelist
LanguageEnglish
NationalityAustralian
Alma materUniversity of Tasmania
Notable worksThe Year of Living Dangerously
Notable awardsMiles Franklin Award (1985, 1996)
Spouse
Irene Vilnois
(m. 1959; div. 1979)

Robin Whyte-Butler
ChildrenGareth Koch

Christopher John Koch AO (16 July 1932 – 23 September 2013) was an Australian novelist, known for his 1978 novel The Year of Living Dangerously, which was adapted into an Academy award-winning film he co-wrote the screenplay of. He twice won the Miles Franklin Award (for The Doubleman in 1985, and for Highways to a War in 1996). In 1995, he was made an Officer of the Order of Australia for his contribution to Australian literature, and was awarded an honorary Doctor of Letters from his alma mater, the University of Tasmania, in 1990.