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Born in Ulverstone, Tasmania, McQueen had a variety of jobs, studied at the National Art School in Sydney, and completed a four-year course in accountancy.
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James McQueen
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He began writing fiction in 1975, and wrote full-time from 1977, living in Nabowla, north-eastern Tasmania, near Scottsdale. He wrote more than 150 stories, which were published in various countries as well as numerous Australian periodicals before being collected in six volumes. He wrote five novels for adults, as well as books for younger readers and non-fiction works.
He was arrested while protesting against the proposed Franklin River dam.
The theme of environmental activism is strong in his novel Hook’s Mountain and some of his other works. Other recurring themes include the nature of masculinity and the inevitability of violence.
After a discussion of McQueen"s work, the literary critic Laurie Clancy said, "Although the best of his short stories are very fine, McQueen"s limitations tend to be exposed more in the novels, with their formulaic characterizations."
The Electric Beach (1978)
The Escape Machine (1981)
Uphill Runner (1984)
Death of a Ladies" Manitoba (1989)
Lower Latitudes (1990)
Travels with Michael and Maine (1992)
Escape to Danger (1979)
The Night of the Crocodile (1997)
The Candelaria Massacre (1997)
Dead Reckoning (1999)
Stranger (1999)
Snake Island (1999)
Miniature Orchids (1992) (with Barbara McQueen)
Orchids of Brazil (1993) (with Barbara McQueen)
The Franklin: Not Just a River (1983).
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