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David Malouf

1934 - Today

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David George Joseph Malouf (mah-LOOF; born 20 March 1934) is an Australian poet, novelist, short story writer, playwright and librettist. Elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature in 2008, Malouf has lectured at both the University of Queensland and the University of Sydney. He also delivered the 1998 Boyer Lectures. Malouf's 1974 collection Neighbours in a Thicket: Poems won the Grace Leven Prize for Poetry and the Australian Literature Society Gold Medal. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. David Malouf is the 6,614th most popular writer (down from 6,433rd in 2019), the 486th most popular biography from Australia (down from 412th in 2019) and the 29th most popular Australian Writer.

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Among writers, David Malouf ranks 6,614 out of 7,302. Before him are Patrick Kavanagh, Chen Danqing, Dinah Craik, Justin Cronin, Swami Rama, and Michael Pollan. After him are Olga Slavnikova, Tana French, Lualhati Bautista, Ralf Rothmann, Charles Stross, and Denis Johnson.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1934, David Malouf ranks 562. Before him are Eddie Harris, Janet Munro, Mahendra Kapoor, Peter Arnett, John S. Bull, and Charley Pride. After him are June Foulds, Rita R. Colwell, Carla Anderson Hills, Carver Mead, Angela Buxton, and Willie Toweel.

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In Australia

Among people born in Australia, David Malouf ranks 486 out of 1,143. Before him are Cody Fern (1988), Shane Gould (1956), Judy Amoore (1940), Harry Cobby (1894), Frederick McCubbin (1855), and Kim Warwick (1952). After him are Edith Cowan (1861), Brenton Thwaites (1989), Frank Farina (1964), Sylvia Lance Harper (1895), Christopher Clark (1960), and Virgil Donati (1958).

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Among WRITERS In Australia

Among writers born in Australia, David Malouf ranks 29. Before him are Adam Elliot (1972), Robert Hughes (1938), Oodgeroo Noonuccal (1920), Kate Morton (1976), DBC Pierre (1961), and Mary Augusta Ward (1851). After him are Les Murray (1938), Richard Flanagan (1961), Liane Moriarty (1966), Donna Williams (1963), Louisa Lawson (1848), and Geraldine Brooks (1955).

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