Miles Franklin Literary Award
1 appearances
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Edition 3 (1959) Winner
Vance Palmer
ヴァンス・パーマー
Vansu Pāmā
Aliases:
Edward Vivian Palmer
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1885-08-28 （Bundaberg, Queensland）
- Died
- 1959-07-15 （Kew, Victoria） age 73
- Nationality
- Australian
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Bundaberg, Queensland → Brisbane, Queensland → Abbieglassie cattle station, Queensland → London, UK → Melbourne, Victoria → Caloundra, Queensland
Career
- Occupations
- novelist, dramatist, essayist, critic, journalist
- Active Years
- 1903-1959
- Influenced By
- A. G. Stephens, Alfred Orage
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ipswich Grammar School | — | Literature | — | — | Australia |
Ipswich Grammar School
Literature
Country:
Australia
Studied contemporary Australian writing at School of Arts in Brisbane
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | Miles Franklin Award | The Big Fellow | — | Miles Franklin Literary Award committee | winner |
Miles Franklin Award
1959
Work:
The Big Fellow
Organization:
Miles Franklin Literary Award committee
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
The Legend of the Nineties
1954 CriticismA critical study of the nationalist tradition in Australian literature associated with The Bulletin.
nationalismegalitarianism
The Big Fellow
1959 NovelFinal volume of a trilogy loosely based on the life of Queensland politician Ted Theodore.
politicsambition
Bibliography
- The Shantykeeper's Daughter (1920)
- The Boss of Killara (1922)
- The Enchanted Island: A Novel (1923)
- The Outpost (1924)
- Cronulla: A Story of Station Life (1924)
- Secret Harbor (1925)
- Spinifex (1927)
- The Man Hamilton (1928)
- Men Are Human (1930)
- The Passage (1930)
- Daybreak (1932)
- The Swayne Family (1934)
- Legend For Sanderson (1937)
- Cyclone (1947)
- Golconda (1948)
- Seedtime (1957)
- The Big Fellow (1959)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- realismnationalist narrative
- Recurring Motifs
- love of the landwhite-black relationshipsegalitarianism
Health
-
heart disease晩年Died in 1959
Legacy
Pioneer of Australian nationalist literary tradition. Victorian Premier's Literary Award for fiction named Vance Palmer Prize.
In Popular Culture
- Daughters Aileen (poet) and Helen (publisher) active in literature
- With wife Nettie Palmer, promoted Australian literature
Trivia
- Married to writer and critic Nettie Palmer
- Daughter Aileen suffered mental breakdown and alcoholism
- Enlisted in WWI but war ended before service
- Namesake of Vance Palmer Prize in Victorian Premier's Literary Awards