Michelle de Kretser
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Michelle de Kretser

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Michelle de Kretser was born in Sri Lanka. She lives in Warrane/Sydney on unceded Gadigal land. An honorary associate of the English Department at the University of Sydney, she has won several awards for her fiction. Theory & Practice is Michelle's most recent novel.

Books by Michelle de Kretser

Theory & Practice

‘One of the living masters of the art of fiction.’ Max Porter

‘Michelle de Kretser is to my mind one of the finest writers alive and Theory and Practice a lightning strike of a book.’ Ali Smith

One of the most anticipated literary releases of the year, this gripping novel changes the game on what fiction can be and do.

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The Hamilton Case: Text Classics

One of Australia’s most awarded and acclaimed novelists published in the Text Classics for the first time.

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Portraits

From award-winning book designer and artist W. H. Chong, Portraits is a collection of 300 drawings of artists, writers and musicians he has sketched over the last decade.

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