New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards
1 appearances
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Edition 16 (1994) Winner
Adib Khan
アディブ・カーン
Adib Khan
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1949-01-01 （Dhaka, Bangladesh）
- Nationality
- Bangladesh, Australia
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Dhaka, Bangladesh → Australia
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist
- Active Years
- 1994-2007
- Nominations
- 1994 Age Book of the Year shortlist, 1997 NSW Premier's Literary Awards Christina Stead Prize shortlist, 1997 NSW Premier's Literary Awards Ethnic Affairs Commission Award shortlist
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monash University | — | — | MA | — | Australia |
Monash University
Degree:
MA
Year of Graduation:
1976
Country:
Australia
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards | Seasonal Adjustments | Fiction | Government of New South Wales | winner |
| 1995 | Commonwealth Writers' Prize | Seasonal Adjustments | Best Book | Commonwealth Foundation | winner |
| 1997 | Tilly Aston Braille Book of the Year Award | Solitude of Illusions | — | — | winner |
New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards
1994
Work:
Seasonal Adjustments
Category:
Fiction
Organization:
Government of New South Wales
Result:
winner
Commonwealth Writers' Prize
1995
Work:
Seasonal Adjustments
Category:
Best Book
Organization:
Commonwealth Foundation
Result:
winner
Tilly Aston Braille Book of the Year Award
1997
Work:
Solitude of Illusions
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Seasonal Adjustments
1994 NovelSolitude of Illusions
1996 NovelThe Storyteller
2000 NovelHomecoming
2003 NovelSpiral Road
2007 NovelBibliography
- Seasonal Adjustments
- Solitude of Illusions
- The Storyteller
- Homecoming
- Spiral Road
Legacy
Australian novelist of Bangladeshi origin known for novels exploring themes of migration and cultural identity.
Trivia
- Started writing in his 40s.