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Kate Grenville
Novelist

Kate Grenville

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Writing The Secret River and The Idea of Perfection.

The Idea of Perfection · The Secret River

Born
1950
Birthplace
Sydney

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Kate Grenville

Kate Grenville is an Australian novelist whose fiction examines belonging, colonial history and everyday relationships.

Early life

Education

Studied at the University of Sydney and later took a creative-writing master’s in Colorado.

Career

  1. 1984

    Story collection

    Published Bearded Ladies.

  2. 1985

    First novel

    Published Lilian’s Story.

  3. 1986

    Full-time writing

    Left television work after receiving a literary grant.

Selected work

The Idea of Perfection

A novel awarded the Orange Prize in 2001.

The Secret River

A novel confronting settler violence in colonial Australia.

Beyond work

Music

Has played cello in an amateur orchestra.

Sources & photo creditBiography and career ↗Biographical references ↗

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