Michelle de Kretser
Michelle De Kretser was born in Colombo, Sri Lanka. Her family emigrated to Australia when she was a teenager, and she was educated in Melbourne and Paris. She is the author of five previous novels, including the Miles Franklin Award winners Questions of Travel and The Life to Come and the Man Booker Prize long-listed The Lost Dog. An honorary associate of the English department at the University of Sydney, she lives with her partner, the poet and translator Chris Andrews, in Sydney.
Michelle De Kretser was born in Colombo, Sri Lanka. Her family emigrated to Australia when she was a teenager, and she was educated in Melbourne and Paris. She is the author of five previous novels, including the Miles Franklin Award winners Questions of Travel and The Life to Come and the Man Booker Prize long-listed The Lost Dog. An honorary associate of the English department at the University of Sydney, she lives with her partner, the poet and translator Chris Andrews, in Sydney. See less