Michael Moran (born 1947)[1] is an Australian travel writer, novelist, musician and teacher.[2] He has written a novel called Point Venus (1998) and two travel books: Beyond the Coral Sea: Travels in the Old Empires of the South-West Pacific (2003) and A Country in the Moon: Travels in Search of the Heart of Poland.
Beyond the Coral Sea was short-listed for the 2004 Thomas Cook Travel Book Award, while A Country in the Moon has received widespread praise in the press.[3][4][5]
His grand uncle was the Australian concert pianist Edward Cahill. Moran has published a biography of Cahill, entitled The Pocket Paderewski: The Beguiling Life of the Australian Concert Pianist Edward Cahill. (Australian Scholarly Publishing 2016)
Moran is a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society, and divides his time between Warsaw, Sydney and London.
References
edit- ^ Moran, Michael (1998). Point Venus. Rose Bay, N.S.W. : Brandl & Schlesinger. ISBN 9781876040086.
- ^ "Michael Moran". www.michael-moran.net. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
- ^ MacLean, Rory (6 May 2008). "Magnetic Poles". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
- ^ Mansfield, Paul (30 May 2008). "A Country in the Moon: Book review". ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
- ^ "A Country in the Moon, by Michael Moran". The Independent. 16 May 2008. Archived from the original on 14 May 2022. Retrieved 16 June 2019.