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Alan Gould (born 22 March 1949) is a contemporary Australian novelist and poet. Events 238 - Gordian I and his son Gordian II are proclaimed Roman emperor. Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. A novel (from Italian novella, Spanish novela, French nouvelle for "new" "news" or "short story A poet is a person who writes Poetry. Etymology From the Ancient greek: ποιέω, poieō: "I make or compose"

Born in London Alan Gould's family lived in Northern Ireland, Germany and Singapore before arriving in Australia in 1966. London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. Northern Ireland (Tuaisceart Éireann Ulster Scots: Norlin Airlann) is a Country within the United Kingdom, lying in the northeast of Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. Singapore ^[1] He completed a BA at Australian National University and a Diploma of Education at the then Canberra College of Advanced Education. The Australian National University, commonly abbreviated to ANU, is a public Research university situated in Canberra, Australia. ^[2] Having worked as a nuclear physics technician and agricultural labourer he began writing full time in 1973, occasionally teaching and writing journalism.

Gould's first books of poems, Icelandic Solitaries, was published in 1978. Since then numerous volumes of poetry and fiction have followed, with his best known novel being To the Burning City (1991) about the relationship between two brothers set in World War II. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including His work has been awarded the Kenneth Slessor Prize for Poetry (1981), the Foundation for Australian Literary Studies Best Book of the Year Award (1985), the National Book Council Banjo Award for Fiction (1992) and the Royal Blind Society Audio Book of the Year Award (1999). The Kenneth Slessor Prize for Poetry is awarded annually as part of the New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards for a book of collected poems or for a single poem of substantial ^[1]

Bibliography

Poetry

Icelandic Solitaries. (1978)
Astral Sea. (1981)
The Pausing of the Hours. (1984)
The Twofold Place. (1986)
Years Found in Likeness. (1988)
Formerlight. (1992)
Momentum. (1992)
Mermaid. (1996)
Dalliance and Scorn. (1999)
A Fold in the Light. (2001)
The Past Completes Me: Selected Poems 1973–2003. (2005) ISBN 0702235164

Novels

The Man Who Stayed Below. (1984)
The Enduring Disguises: Three novellas. (1988)
To the Burning City. (1991)
Close Ups. (1994)
The Tazyrik Year. (1998)
The Schoonermaster's Dance. (2001) ISBN 0-7322-6654-8 Review

Essays

Three Streets in Search of an Author. (1993)
The Totem Ship. (1996)

References

^ ^a ^b Gould, Alan. Biography. Alan Gould - Author (Personal website). Retrieved on 2007-03-21. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 630 - Byzantine emperor Heraclius restores the True Cross to Jerusalem.
^ Alan Gould: Biography. Australian Literature Resources (2004). "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Retrieved on 2007-03-21. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 630 - Byzantine emperor Heraclius restores the True Cross to Jerusalem.

External links

Alan Gould - Author Webpage
The Seaglass SpiralPDF (233 KiB) Synopsis & extract of upcoming novel
A Birdseye View of the Norwegian Sea another extract from The Seaglass Spiral
More Short Takes at Quadrant
On poets being paid for their work Essay with Geoff Page at Thylazine
‘Ballade for Alan Gould’ Poem by Alan Wearne
Marching in the Streets Gould on protesting against the Vietnam War (Video & transcript)

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NAME	Gould,Alan
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION	Contemporary Australian novelist and poet
DATE OF BIRTH	1949
PLACE OF BIRTH	London, England
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH

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