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His books include three novels, ''Wrack'' (1997) ISBN 0-09-183494-5,''The Deep Field'' (1999) ISBN 0-7336-1140-0, ''The Resurrectionist'' (2006) and a book of poetry, ''Paper Nautilus'' (1994) ISBN 1-875604-21-9. His novels have been published internationally and won or been shortlisted for a number of major Australian literary awards, including The Age Fiction Book of the Year, the Miles Franklin Literary Award , the Commonwealth Writers Prize For Best First Book (SE Asia And Pacific Region) , the Courier-Mail Book of the Year Award, the Aurealis Best Novel Award (Science Fiction category), the Adelaide Festival’s National Fiction Award, the Fellowship of the Australian Writers Literature Award, the Australian National Book Council’s ‘Banjo’ Award and the Kathleen Mitchell Literary Award. He was one of The Sydney Morning Herald's Best Young Australian Novelists in 1997 and 2000. Bradley's novels have been praised for their poetic language, eclectic interests and fusion of styles. The first, ''Wrack'' explores questions about the nature of history and the imaginary origins of Australia, weaving together the story of the semi-mythical "Mahogany Ship", a Portuguese caravel supposedly wrecked on the southern coast of Australia, two love stories and a murder-mystery. The second, ''The Deep Field'', is set in a dystopic near-future and tells the story of a love affair between a photographer and a blind palaeontologist. The third, ''The Resurrectionist'', based loosely on the story of the Burke And Hare Murders details the fall from grace of a young London anatomist, Gabriel Swift. As well as writing fiction Bradley is a well-regarded critic, with reviews and articles appearing regularly in Australian newspapers and magazines. He lives in Sydney with his partner, the novelist Mardi McConnochie . |
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