Peter Goldsworthy was born in Minlaton, South Australia, in 1951. He grew up in various country towns, finishing his schooling in Darwin. Since graduating in medicine from the University of Adelaide, he has devoted his time equally to medicine and writing. He is married to a fellow graduate and they have three children.
Novels
Maestro (1989)
Magpie (1992)
Honk If You Are Jesus (1992)
Wish (1995)
Keep It Simple, Stupid (1996)
Three Dog Night (2002)
Everything I Knew (2008)
Minotaur (2019)
Magpie (1992)
Honk If You Are Jesus (1992)
Wish (1995)
Keep It Simple, Stupid (1996)
Three Dog Night (2002)
Everything I Knew (2008)
Minotaur (2019)
Collections
Readings from Ecclesiastes (poems) (1982)
Archipelagoes (1982)
Zooing (1986)
Bleak Rooms (1988)
This Goes With This (poems) (1988)
After the Ball (poems) (1992)
Little Deaths (1993)
If, Then (poems) (1996)
New Selected Poems (poems) (2001)
The List of All Answers (2003)
Gravel (2011)
Archipelagoes (1982)
Zooing (1986)
Bleak Rooms (1988)
This Goes With This (poems) (1988)
After the Ball (poems) (1992)
Little Deaths (1993)
If, Then (poems) (1996)
New Selected Poems (poems) (2001)
The List of All Answers (2003)
Gravel (2011)
Non fiction show
Books containing stories by Peter Goldsworthy
Peter Goldsworthy recommends
Pilgrimage (2012)
Jacinta Halloran
"A subtle, moving exploration of the tensions between grief and hope, faith and reason, duty and love."
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