Richard Glover (2) (1958–)
Auteur de The Land Before Avocado
Pour les autres auteurs qui s'appellent Richard Glover, voyez la page de désambigüisation.
A propos de l'auteur
Richard Glover is an Australian talk radio presenter, journalist and author. He was born in Australia, but spent some of his early life in Papua New Guinea. He graduated from the University of Sydney with a Bachelor of Arts degree. He has written 13 books, including the humour book Desperate afficher plus Husbands, which was a bestseller in Australia. Glover presents the radio show Drive on ABC Sydney. Glover's writing for the stage includes Lonestar Lemon, which has toured nationally with Genevieve Lemon, and A Christmas Story, which premiered at the Sydney Opera House Drama Theatre in 1998. Glover is also a journalist for the Sydney Morning Herald. His weekly humour column has appeared in the Sydney Morning Herald since 1985. His titles include The Joke Trap, The Mud House: Four Friends, One Block of Land, No Power Tools, George Clooney's Haircut and Other Cries for Help, and Why Men are Necessary and Other News from Nowhere. His title Flesh Wounds made the Indie Awards 2016 shortlists in the Nonfiction category. (Bowker Author Biography) afficher moins
Œuvres de Richard Glover
Étiqueté
Partage des connaissances
- Date de naissance
- 1958-07-13
- Sexe
- male
- Nationalité
- Australia
- Lieu de naissance
- Australia
- Lieux de résidence
- Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Papua, New Guinea - Études
- University of Sydney
Membres
Critiques
Listes
Prix et récompenses
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Statistiques
- Œuvres
- 11
- Membres
- 337
- Popularité
- #70,620
- Évaluation
- 3.8
- Critiques
- 21
- ISBN
- 81
- Langues
- 2
He tells us of his common dinner table competition: who had the weirdest parents? And he is rightly confident that his upbring will generally win the prize.
After reading this book, I'm happy to present him with the cup. His parents were beyond weird. But, remarkably, the author has come through as a normal, likeable person. And from all evidence has managed his own role as a husband and father remarkably well, in the circumstances.
So, searingly tough to read in parts, but made bearable by the outcome.… (plus d'informations)