David Malouf (born March 20, 1934) in Brisbane is an Australian writer whose themes encompass Australian history and the Australian landscape. His 1993 novel, "Remembering Babylon" was shortlisted for the Booker Prize. Malouf is a Lebanese Australian born in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, the son of a Lebanese-Christian father and an English-Jewish mother of Portuguese descent. Wikipedia
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