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John Clanchy

ジョン・クランチー

Jon Kuranchī

Pen Names: J.M. Calder（Pseudonym for crime novels (co-authored with Mark Henshaw)）

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1943-08-01 （Melbourne）
Nationality
Australian
Languages
English
Religion
Unknown
Residence History
Melbourne (birth) → Canberra (since 1975)

Career

Occupations
novelist, short story writer, author
Active Years
1985-2024
Affiliations
Australian National University
Nominations
ACT Book of the Year shortlist (2021, In Whom We Trust)

Awards

ACT Book of the Year
2003
Work: The Hard Word
Organization: Libraries ACT
Result: winner
Queensland Premier's Literary Awards (Steele Rudd Award)
2006
Work: Vincenzo’s Garden
Category: Australian Short Story Collection
Organization: Arts Queensland
Result: winner
ACT Book of the Year
2006
Work: Vincenzo’s Garden
Organization: Libraries ACT
Result: winner

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Vincenzo’s Garden

2005 Short story collection

Award-winning collection of stories and novellas.

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The Hard Word

2002 Novel

Novel that won ACT Book of the Year.

Bibliography

  • Lie of the Land
  • Homecoming
  • Vincenzo’s Garden
  • The Hard Word
  • Lessons from the Heart
  • Her Father’s Daughter
  • Six

Style & Themes

Literary Style
master of the short literary formspecialist in long stories

Legacy

Renowned Australian novelist and short story writer, acclaimed as a master of the short form with numerous awards.

Trivia

  • Co-authored academic writing textbooks with partner Brigid Ballard.
  • Long-time employee at Australian National University.