Bryce Courtenay (1933–2012)
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Bryce Courtenay was born in Johannesburg, South Africa on August 14, 1933. He studied journalism in London and then settled in Australia in 1958. Instead of becoming a journalist, he went into advertising and became a successful creative director. He won most of the local and international toon meer advertising awards and a gold medal for Best Documentary at the 1984 New York Film Festival. He started writing after he turned 50. His first novel, The Power of One, was adapted into a 1992 film starring Morgan Freeman and Stephen Dorff. His other novels include Jessica, The Potato Factory, Tommo and Hawk, Solomon's Song, Tandia, and Jack of Diamonds. In 1993, he wrote the non-fiction book April Fool's Day, which is a personal account of the death of his son Damon after he contracted AIDs from a routine blood transfusion. Courtenay died of stomach cancer on November 22, 2012 at the age of 79. (Bowker Author Biography) toon minder
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The Power of One, Part 1 1 exemplaar
La Potencia de Uno 1 exemplaar
Jessica de Bryce Courtenay ( 20 juin 2000 ) 1 exemplaar
The Family Frying Pan 1 exemplaar
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- 1933-08-14
- Overlijdensdatum
- 2012-11-22
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- Sud-àfrica
Austràlia - Land (voor op de kaart)
- Austràlia
- Geboorteplaats
- Johannesburg, South Africa
- Plaats van overlijden
- Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
- Woonplaatsen
- Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Lebombo Mountains, Limpopo Province, South Africa - Opleiding
- King Edward VII School, Johannesburg
- Beroepen
- novelist
advertising executive - Prijzen en onderscheidingen
- British Book Award (Newcomer of the Year, 1990)
Order of Australia (Member, 1995)
University of Newcastle (Honorary Doctorate)
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