Patrick Holland (author)

Patrick Gordon Holland is an Australian novelist and short story writer who has won several literary awards for his works about Australian bushrangers and Asian culture.

Patrick Gordon Holland
Born (1977-08-07) 7 August 1977 (age 47)
Isaac River, Queensland, Australia
OccupationNovelist, short story writer, essayist
LanguageEnglish, Chinese, Vietnamese

Biography

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Holland grew up in outback Australia working as a horseman for local station owners. He later moved to Brisbane, Queensland, where he attained his PhD at Queensland University of Technology, researching non-place, sacred place and Japanese religio-aesthetics.

Holland is an assistant professor of humanities and creative writing at Hong Kong Baptist University. He is a founding member of the Asia Pacific Writers and Translators Association and was a judge of the 2016 Commonwealth Short Story Prize.

Literature

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Holland's writing is influenced by Greek Orthodoxy, to which he converted, and his experiences working in Asia and outback Australia.[1] He has described his writing style as minimalist, and also 'ambient' with reference to Japanese literature, in particular the works of Yasunari Kawabata and Yuki Kurita.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Interview with Belinda Sanders". ABC Radio Southern Queensland. 5 August 2010. Archived from the original on 21 September 2012. Retrieved 8 October 2010.
  2. ^ Perilous Adventures 10:03
  3. ^ "2011 Miles Franklin longlist announced". Books+Publishing. 20 March 2011. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
  4. ^ "Patrick Holland". Australian Book Review. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
  5. ^ "Patrick Holland". Griffith Review. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
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