What do you know about the famous Australian writer David Maalouf?

David George Joseph Malouf is an Australian write, born on 20th of March 1934. He was awarded the Neustadt International Prize for Literature in 2000, his 1993 novel Remembering Babylon won the International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award in 1996, he won the inaugural Australia-Asia Literary Award in 2008, and he was shortlisted for the Booker Prize. In 2016, he received the Australia Council Award for Lifetime Achievement in Literature.

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Created to celebrate the Dragon Boat Festival in honour of drowned Chinese poet, Wu Yuan. Source: Hong Yi


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