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Rod Jones

ロッド・ジョーンズ

Roddo Jōnzu

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1953-02-05 （Australia）
Nationality
Australian
Languages
English
Residence History
Melbourne → Paris

Career

Occupations
novelist
Active Years
1986-2015
Affiliations
La Trobe University (writer in residence), Australia Council (writer in residence in Paris)
Nominations
Miles Franklin Literary Award shortlist (Julia Paradise), Femina Etranger Prize runner-up (Julia Paradise), Miles Franklin Award shortlist (Nightpictures)

Education

University of Melbourne
English and History
Country: Australia

Awards

South Australian Premier's Awards Fiction Award
1988
Work: Julia Paradise
Organization: Government of South Australia
Result: winner
Age Book of the Year Award for Fiction
1995
Work: Billy Sunday
Organization: The Age
Result: winner
National Book Council Banjo Award for Fiction
1996
Work: Billy Sunday
Organization: National Book Council
Result: winner

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Julia Paradise

1986 Literary Fiction

A fantastical story set in Shanghai.

Translations
  • Translated into ten languages

Prince of the Lilies

1991 Historical Fiction

Interweaves Minoan archaeology and life in contemporary Greece.

Billy Sunday

1995 Literary Fiction

Novel about American evangelist Billy Sunday.

Nightpictures

1997 Literary Fiction

Swan Bay: A novel of destiny, desire and death

2003 Literary Fiction

The Mothers

2015 Semi-autobiographical novel

Rich panoply of characters, places, and issues.

Bibliography

  • Julia Paradise (1986)
  • Prince of the Lilies (1991)
  • Billy Sunday (1995)
  • Nightpictures (1997)
  • Swan Bay (2003)
  • The Mothers (2015)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
Utterly original style

Legacy

Prominent Australian novelist with several awards.

Quotes

  • ... utterly original ... a remarkable accomplishment
    Source: The New York Times (1987)
  • the novel gives us a rich panoply of characters, places, and issues ...
    Source: Australian Book Review (2015)