Stonewall Book Award
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Edition 37 (2010) Winner
David Francis
デイヴィッド・フランシス
Deividdo Furanshisu
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1958-11-12 （Mornington, Victoria, Australia）
- Nationality
- Australian
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Mount Eliza, Australia → Tooradin Estate, Australia → Melbourne, Australia → Los Angeles, United States → Paris, France
Career
- Occupations
- novelist, lawyer, academic, equestrian
- Active Years
- 1996-2024
- Affiliations
- PEN Center USA, PEN America, PEN International, Equestrian Australia
- Memberships
- PEN International Board of Trustees
- Nominations
- Lambda Literary Award Finalist (2009, Stray Dog Winter)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monash University | — | Arts and Law | BA, LLB (hons.) | — | Australia |
Monash University
Arts and Law
Degree:
BA, LLB (hons.)
Year of Graduation:
1983
Country:
Australia
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Barbara Gittings Literature Award | Stray Dog Winter | — | American Library Association | 受賞 |
| 2002 | Australian Literature Fund Fellowship | — | — | Australian Literature Fund | 受賞 |
| 2010 | Fellowship of Australian Writers National Literary Award | — | — | Fellowship of Australian Writers | Commendation |
Barbara Gittings Literature Award
2010
Work:
Stray Dog Winter
Organization:
American Library Association
Result:
受賞
Australian Literature Fund Fellowship
2002
Organization:
Australian Literature Fund
Result:
受賞
Fellowship of Australian Writers National Literary Award
2010
Organization:
Fellowship of Australian Writers
Result:
Commendation
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Agapanthus Tango
2001 NovelThe story of a 12-year-old boy named Day who sets out on his horse after his mother dies.
lossjourneyhorses
Translations
- German (2002)
- Italian (2002)
- Dutch (2002)
- French (2004)
The Great Inland Sea
2005 NovelUS title for Agapanthus Tango.
adventurecoming-of-age
Adaptations
- [Film]
Stray Dog Winter
2008 NovelA love story set in 1980s Moscow.
political repressionsexualitysecrets
Adaptations
- [TV series]
Wedding Bush Road
2016 NovelA story into the bleeding heart of family.
familylandlove
Trick Season
2024 NovelFourth novel, recently completed.
Bibliography
- Agapanthus Tango
- Great Inland Sea
- Stray Dog Winter
- Wedding Bush Road
- How's It Going Peter Pan?
- Daisy on the Bridge
- Once Removed
- Parts Unknown
- No Jesus Man
- Watching Australia Burn
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- graceful and unaffected proselean but dreamysensual detail
- Recurring Motifs
- horsesjourneyspolitical repressionsexuality
Legacy
Australian novelist known for blending equestrian themes with literary fiction, active in PEN for freedom of expression.
Trivia
- Mother was prominent Australian horsewoman Judith Francis.
- Married singer-songwriter Myron Moss in 2021.