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Born in Colombo to a Sri-Lankan family which emigrated to Australia when she was fourteen, Michelle de Kretser, taught in Montpellier, took an MA at the Sorbonne, and worked for several years as an editor. She now lives in Melbourne. Her first novel, The Rose Grower, was published in 1999.
Awards: Writers' Prize (2023), RSL (2004) see all
Genres: Literary Fiction
New and upcoming books
Novels
The Rose Grower (1999)
The Hamilton Case (2003)
The Lost Dog (2007)
Questions of Travel (2013)
The Life to Come (2018)
Scary Monsters (2022)
Theory & Practice (2025)
The Hamilton Case (2003)
The Lost Dog (2007)
Questions of Travel (2013)
The Life to Come (2018)
Scary Monsters (2022)
Theory & Practice (2025)
Novellas and Short Stories
Non fiction show
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Michelle de Kretser recommends
Gliff (2024)
(Gliff, book 1)
Ali Smith
"As always, Ali's inventiveness and intelligence lit fireworks in my mind. Gliff is an irresistible invitation to rethink and reword our way to a truly brave new world."
Choice (2024)
Neel Mukherjee
"Here is a magnificently clear-eyed portrait of our times lit equally by sorrow and rage. Neel Mukherjee is a superb writer, and Choice is his greatest work yet."
Anam (2023)
André Dao
"This impressive novel illuminates lives that rarely come to the attention of readers. Braiding fiction, essay, family stories and history, the result is a profoundly moving remembrance of things past as well as an invitation to look to the future. There is kindness and insight on every page."
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