Gerald Murnane

Gerald Murnane was born in Melbourne Australia in 1939. He is the author of eight works of fiction. Mr. Murnane has been a recipient of the Patrick White Award and the Melbourne Prize. Barley Patch won the 2010 Adelaide Festival Award for Innovation.

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“I have always preferred to disguise my feelings from others.”—almost every character in almost every short story by Gerald Murnane.

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“This is capital L Literature, bursting with intent and ideas, but written as good Literature should be: pitching at street level, without affectation or arch, high-blown language.