Leading Australian author -- and two-time Miles Franklin Literary Award-winner -- Christopher Koch has passed away; see, for example the obituaries by Marc McEvoy (in the Sydney Morning Herald) and Stephen Romei (in The Australian).
Best-known for The Year of Living Dangerously (get your copy at Amazon.com; it appears to be out of print in the UK ...), his other work is worth seeking out as well -- he was a fine writer.
Best-known for The Year of Living Dangerously (get your copy at Amazon.com; it appears to be out of print in the UK ...), his other work is worth seeking out as well -- he was a fine writer.