Peter Corris (1942–2018)
Auteur de The Dying Trade
A propos de l'auteur
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 afficher plus 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) afficher moins
Crédit image: Courtesy of Allen and Unwin
Séries
Œuvres de Peter Corris
The Cliff Hardy Omnibus (The Empty Beach. Make Me Rich. The Greenwich Apartments) (1988) 13 exemplaires
Passage, port and plantation; a history of Solomon Islands labour migration, 1870-1914 (1973) 5 exemplaires
Ringside: A Knockout Collection of Fights and Fighters: The Winners, The Losers, The Legends (1996) 2 exemplaires
Hard Labour 1 exemplaire
The Mae West Scam 1 exemplaire
Aborigines and Europeans in Western Victoria 1 exemplaire
What Would You Do 1 exemplaire
The Big Pinch 1 exemplaire
The House Of Ruby 1 exemplaire
Box On 1 exemplaire
Bit Parts 1 exemplaire
Arizona Dawn 1 exemplaire
Blood Is Thicker 1 exemplaire
California Dreamland 1 exemplaire
Maltese Falcon 1 exemplaire
Marriages Are Made In Heaven 1 exemplaire
Silverman 1 exemplaire
Stockyards At Jerilderie 1 exemplaire
The Arms Of The Law 1 exemplaire
The Luck Of Clem Carter 1 exemplaire
The Mongol Scroll 1 exemplaire
Airwaves 1 exemplaire
Byron Kelly's Big Mistake 1 exemplaire
The Deserter 1 exemplaire
Cadigal Country 1 exemplaire
Cloudburst 1 exemplaire
Eye Doctor 1 exemplaire
Ghost Writer 1 exemplaire
High Integrity 1 exemplaire
Kill Me Someone 1 exemplaire
Lost And Found 1 exemplaire
Mother's Boy 1 exemplaire
Norman Mailer's Christmas 1 exemplaire
P.i. Blues 1 exemplaire
Rhythm Track 1 exemplaire
Tearaway 1 exemplaire
The Big Lie 1 exemplaire
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- Nom légal
- Corris, Peter Robert
- Date de naissance
- 1942-05-08
- Date de décès
- 2018-08-30
- Sexe
- male
- Nationalité
- Australia
- Lieu de naissance
- Stawell, Victoria, Australia
- Lieu du décès
- Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- Lieux de résidence
- Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Ilawarra, New South Wales, Australia - Études
- University of Melbourne
Monash University (MA ∙ History)
Australian National University (PhD ∙ History) - Professions
- journalist
crime novelist
short-story writer
lecturer - Relations
- Bedford, Jean (wife)
- Prix et distinctions
- Ned Kelly Awards for Crime Writing (Lifetime Achievement, 1999)
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- Œuvres
- 125
- Aussi par
- 3
- Membres
- 1,969
- Popularité
- #13,057
- Évaluation
- 3.4
- Critiques
- 80
- ISBN
- 426
- Langues
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- Favoris
- 5