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Andrew O'Connor

アンドリュー・オコーナー

Andoryū Okonā

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1978 (Warragul)
Nationality
Australian
Languages
English
Residence History
Warragul, Victoria → Melbourne → central and northern Australia → Tokyo → Nagano, Japan → Warragul, Australia

Career

Occupations
Novelist
Active Years
2005-
Nominations
Longlisted in the International Dublin Literary Award 2008 for Tuvalu

Education

University of Melbourne
Faculty of Arts
Country: Australia
studied arts

Awards

The Australian/Vogel Literary Award
2005
Work: Tuvalu
Result: winner
Commonwealth Writers' Prize
2007
Work: Tuvalu
Category: South East Asia and South Pacific Region, Best First Book
Result: winner

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Tuvalu

2006 novel

A novel about a lonely man who moves to the island nation of Tuvalu.

Bibliography

  • Tuvalu (2006)

Legacy

Australian novelist recognized for winning several literary awards with his debut novel Tuvalu.