Bryce Courtenay

Bryce Courtenay
Bryce Courtenay
Born	Arthur Bryce Courtenay; 14 August 1933; Johannesburg, South Africa
Died	22 November 2012 (aged 79); Canberra, Australia
Occupation	Novelist
Nationality	South African-Australian
Period	1989–2012
Genre	Bildungsroman, historical novel
Notable awards	British Book Awards ; 1990 The Power of One ; APA Who Weekly Reader's Choice Award ; 1998 Tommo & Hawk ; APA Who Weekly Reader's Choice Award ; 1999 Jessica ; APA Who Weekly Reader's Choice Award ; 2000 Jessica ;
Website
	www.brycecourtenay.com

Arthur Bryce Courtenay AM (14 August 1933 – 22 November 2012) was a South African-Australian novelist and one of Australia's most commercially successful authors.

Awards and honours

Member of the Order of Australia (AM): 1995; in recognition of service to advertising and marketing to the community and as an author^[1]
Doctor of Letters (D.Litt) (honoris causa): 2005; from the University of Newcastle^[2]
Australia Post Literary Legend: 2010; honoured on an Australian postage stamp^[3]

Bibliography

African books

The Power of One (1989)
The Power of One: Young Readers Edition (1999)
Tandia (1992)
The Night Country (1998)
Whitethorn (2005)

Australian trilogy

The Potato Factory (1995)
Tommo & Hawk (1997)
Solomon's Song (1999)

Nick Duncan Saga

The Persimmon Tree (2007)
Fishing for Stars (2008)

Other fiction

A Recipe for Dreaming (1994)
The Family Frying Pan (1997)
Jessica (1998)
Smoky Joe's Cafe (2001)
Four Fires (2001)
Matthew Flinders' Cat (2002)
Brother Fish (2004)
Sylvia (2006)
The Story of Danny Dunn (2009)
Fortune Cookie (2010)
Jack of Diamonds (2012)

Non-fiction

April Fool's Day (1993)

References

↑ "COURTENAY, Arthur Bryce". Australian Honours. Commonwealth of Australia. 1995-06-12. Archived from the original on 2011-06-29. Retrieved 2010-11-05.
↑ "Honorary Degree Recipients" (PDF). Alumni - Corporate Development and Community Partnerships. University of Newcastle. 2005-04-18. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-03-14. Retrieved 2010-11-05.
↑ "Bryce Courtenay - Literary legends". Priority (magazine). Australia Post. March 2010. Archived from the original on 2012-03-06. Retrieved 2010-11-05.

Other websites

Bryce Courtenay's official website
Find Bryce Courtenay in Libraries Australia - click on the name 'Heading' to find related works in 800+ Australian library collections
Bryce on Jim Ball's radio program Archived 2013-08-28 at the Wayback Machine

[1] "COURTENAY, Arthur Bryce". Australian Honours. Commonwealth of Australia. 1995-06-12. Archived from the original on 2011-06-29. Retrieved 2010-11-05.

[2] "Honorary Degree Recipients" (PDF). Alumni - Corporate Development and Community Partnerships. University of Newcastle. 2005-04-18. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-03-14. Retrieved 2010-11-05.

[3] "Bryce Courtenay - Literary legends". Priority (magazine). Australia Post. March 2010. Archived from the original on 2012-03-06. Retrieved 2010-11-05.

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