Richard Flanagan | |
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| Born | Richard Miller Flanagan 1961 (age 62–63) |
| Alma mater | University of Tasmania Worcester College, Oxford |
| Years active | 1985–present |
| Spouse | Majda Smolej |
| Children | 3 |
| Relatives | Martin Flanagan (brother) |
| Awards | Man Booker Prize |
Richard Miller Flanagan (born 1961) is an Australian writer, who has also worked as a film director and screenwriter. He won the 2014 Man Booker Prize for his novel The Narrow Road to the Deep North.[1]
Flanagan was described by the Washington Post as "one of our greatest living novelists".[2]
"[C]onsidered by many to be the finest Australian novelist of his generation", according to The Economist,[3] the New York Review of Books described Flanagan as "among the most versatile writers in the English language".[4]
- ^ Bennhold, Katrin; Alter, Alexandra (23 July 2014). "In First, Americans Are Nominated for Booker Prize". The New York Times. Retrieved 9 February 2019.
- ^ Patrick, Bethanne. "10 books to read in May". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
- ^ "New fiction: Remembrance - The Economist". The Economist. 3 July 2014. Retrieved 15 October 2014.
- ^ Oates, Joyce Carol (27 September 2018). "The Ghostwriter's Mask". Nybooks.com. Retrieved 9 February 2019.