James Bradley (Australian writer)

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James Bradley (born 1967) is an Australian novelist and critic. Born in Adelaide, South Australia, he trained as a lawyer before becoming a writer.

His books include three novels and a book of poetry. His novels have been published internationally and won or been shortlisted for a number of major Australian literary awards, including The Age Fiction Book of the Year, the Miles Franklin Literary Award, the Commonwealth Writers Prize for Best First Book (SE Asia and Pacific Region), the Courier-Mail Book of the Year Award, the Aurealis Best Novel Award (Science Fiction category), the Adelaide Festival’s National Fiction Award, the Fellowship of the Australian Writers Literature Award, the Australian National Book Council’s ‘Banjo’ Award and the Kathleen Mitchell Literary Award. He was one of The Sydney Morning Herald's Best Young Australian Novelists in 1997 and 2000.

Bradley's novels explore both past and future. The first, Wrack explores questions about the nature of history and the imaginary origins of Australia, drawing together the story of the semi-mythical "Mahogany Ship", a Portuguese caravel supposedly wrecked on the southern coast of Australia, love stories and a murder-mystery. The second, The Deep Field, is set in a dystopic near-future and tells the story of a love affair between a photographer and a blind palaeontologist. The third, The Resurrectionist, based loosely on the story of the Burke and Hare murders details the fall from grace of a young anatomist, Gabriel Swift.

Bradley also writes as a critic, with reviews and articles appearing regularly in Australian newspapers and magazines.

He lives in Sydney with his partner, the novelist Mardi McConnochie.

[edit] Bibliography

Novels

Wrack (1997) ISBN 0-09-183494-5
The Deep Field (1999) ISBN 0-7336-1140-0
The Resurrectionist (2006) ISBN 0-330-42226-X

Poetry

Paper Nautilus (1994) ISBN 1-875604-21-9

[edit] External links

[1] James Bradley talks about writing The Resurrectionist (.pdf)
[2] Read an extract from The Resurrectionist
[3] Reading Group Notes for The Resurrectionist
[4] Read an interview with James Bradley about Wrack

Persondata
NAME	Bradley, James
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION	Contemporary Australian novelist and critic
DATE OF BIRTH	1967
PLACE OF BIRTH	Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH