Jeremy Chambers
Jeremy Chambers | |
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| Born | 1974 (age 49–50) |
| Occupation | Author |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Alma mater | University of Melbourne |
| Genre | Fiction |
| Notable works | The Vintage and the Gleaning, Suburbia |
| Notable awards | Griffith Review Emerging Writer's Prize for Fiction (2010) |
Jeremy Chambers (born 1974) is an Australian author.
Background
[edit]Chambers was born in 1974. He attended the University of Melbourne, where he studied Literature and Philosophy.[1]
Career
[edit]Chambers is best known as a fiction writer, publishing novels and short stories.
He is the author of the novels The Vintage and the Gleaning (2010) and Suburbia (2017). The Vintage and the Gleaning was shortlisted for The Australian/Vogel Literary Award and the Colin Roderick Award and longlisted for the International Dublin Literary Award and the Quebec Booksellers’ Award. It was named as one of the Sydney Morning Herald's 'Best books of 2010' by Andrew Riemer and Alex Miller (writer).[2]
The Vintage and the Gleaning was discussed in chief literary critic of The Australian Geordie Williamson's 'Long View' essay for the Wheeler Centre, 'Our Common Ground'[3]
Chambers was the joint winner of the Griffith Review Emerging Writer's Award for fiction in 2010.[4]
Published works
[edit]Novels
- The Vintage and the Gleaning (Text Publishing, 2010)
- De oogst en het gisten (Dutch translation of The Vintage and the Gleaning: Uitgeverij Cossee, 2011)
- Le Grand Ordinaire (French translation of The Vintage and the Gleaning: Éditions Grasset, 2013)
- Suburbia (Text Publishing 2017)
Short Stories
- 'The Wedding Speech'[5]
- 'The Honeymoon'[6]
- 'Fishing Trip'[7]
- 'The Lighted Way'[8]
- 'Big Night Out'[9]
References
[edit]- ^ "Out of the Shadows". the Australian.
- ^ "The Best Books of 2010". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 11 July 2017.
- ^ "Our Common Ground". The Wheeler Centre for Books, Writing and Ideas.
- ^ Schultz, Julianne (ed.). Griffith REVIEW 30: The Annual Fiction Edition. Griffith University, 2010. p. 12
- ^ Griffith Review: Edition 27: Food Chain, December 2010
- ^ Higher Arc #2, 2012.
- ^ Review of Australian Fiction, Volume 6: Issue 2, July 2013
- ^ The White Review, November 2014.
- ^ Chambers, Jeremy (2018). "Big Night Out". Island Magazine. 154.
External links
[edit]- http://www.jeremychambers.com.au/ Author's website
- The Vintage and the Gleaning- Jeremy Chambers- at Text Publishing
- Suburbia- Jeremy Chambers- Text Publishing
- Interview in The Australian
- 'Figures in a subtle landscape': review of The Vintage and the Gleaning in The Australian
- 'An extraordinary debut on the impac list': review of The Vintage and the Gleaning in the Irish Times
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