5/21/2023 0 Comments Earthsong by Victor Kelleher![]() ![]() He says of himself, "Central Africa, where I was to spend a good portion of the next twenty years, did more to alter my attitudes and prospects than anything before or since," and he speaks also of his immense grief at being compelled to leave it. Awards: Patricia Hackett prize, for short story, 1978 West Australian Young Readers' Book award, 1982, 1983, 1993 Australia Council fellowship, 1982, 1989-91, 1995-98 Australian Children's Book of the Year award, 1983, 1987 Australian Science Fiction Achievement award, 1984 Australian Children's Book Council Honour award, 1987, 1991 Australian Peace prize, 1989 Koala award, 1991 Hoffman award,Īlthough he has spent considerable periods of time in several countries, it is his experiences in Africa that dominate Kelleher's fiction. Career: Junior lecturer in English, University of the Witwatersrand, 1969 lecturer, then senior lecturer, in English, University of South Africa, 1970-73 lecturer in English, Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand, 1973-76 senior lecturer, 1976-84, and associate professor of English, 1984-87, University of New England, Armidale, New South Wales. (honors) 1969 University of South Africa, Pretoria, M.A. ![]() 1963 University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, B.A. Education: The University of Natal, Pietermaritzburg, South Africa, B.A. Born: Victor Michael Kitchener Kelleher in London, 1939. ![]() Nationality: British (also a citizen of Australia). ![]()
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