Bryce Courtenay (1933–2012)
Autor/a de The Power of One
Sobre l'autor
Bryce Courtenay was born in Johannesburg, South Africa on August 14, 1933. He studied journalism in London and then settled in Australia in 1958. Instead of becoming a journalist, he went into advertising and became a successful creative director. He won most of the local and international mostra'n més advertising awards and a gold medal for Best Documentary at the 1984 New York Film Festival. He started writing after he turned 50. His first novel, The Power of One, was adapted into a 1992 film starring Morgan Freeman and Stephen Dorff. His other novels include Jessica, The Potato Factory, Tommo and Hawk, Solomon's Song, Tandia, and Jack of Diamonds. In 1993, he wrote the non-fiction book April Fool's Day, which is a personal account of the death of his son Damon after he contracted AIDs from a routine blood transfusion. Courtenay died of stomach cancer on November 22, 2012 at the age of 79. (Bowker Author Biography) mostra'n menys
Sèrie
Obres de Bryce Courtenay
The Power of One, Part 1 1 exemplars
La Potencia de Uno 1 exemplars
Jessica de Bryce Courtenay ( 20 juin 2000 ) 1 exemplars
The Family Frying Pan 1 exemplars
Obres associades
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Etiquetat
Coneixement comú
- Data de naixement
- 1933-08-14
- Data de defunció
- 2012-11-22
- Gènere
- male
- Nacionalitat
- Sud-àfrica
Austràlia - País (per posar en el mapa)
- Austràlia
- Lloc de naixement
- Johannesburg, South Africa
- Lloc de defunció
- Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
- Llocs de residència
- Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Lebombo Mountains, Limpopo Province, South Africa - Educació
- King Edward VII School, Johannesburg
- Professions
- novelist
advertising executive - Premis i honors
- British Book Award (Newcomer of the Year, 1990)
Order of Australia (Member, 1995)
University of Newcastle (Honorary Doctorate)
Membres
Ressenyes
Llistes
Premis
Potser també t'agrada
Autors associats
Estadístiques
- Obres
- 36
- També de
- 1
- Membres
- 12,706
- Popularitat
- #1,841
- Valoració
- 4.0
- Ressenyes
- 260
- ISBN
- 595
- Llengües
- 10
- Preferit
- 24