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Born in Solihull, Warwickshire, England, Hall came to Australia as a child after World World War II and studied at the University of Queensland (1971).
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Just Relations
(Once a wild gold mining town, Whitey's Fall is now a smal...)
Once a wild gold mining town, Whitey's Fall is now a small, brooding community of close and distant relations. One by one, the young are leaving for the alluring uncertainties of the world beyond. The old stay on, steadfast in their pride and sense of belonging. Remembering is their religion; the mountain is their altar. They are the guardians of the land's unbroken promise. But time brings strangers with different dreams, a different sense of justice. And their coming is a violation, a breakfast for parasites. Just Relations is winner of the 1982 Miles Franklin Award.
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Rodney Hall
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In the 1960s Hall began working as a freelance writer, and a book and film reviewer. He also worked as an actor, and was often engaged by the Australian Broadcasting Commission in Brisbane. Between 1967 and 1978 he was the Editor of The Australian.
He began publishing poetry in the 1970s and has since published thirteen novels, including Just Relations and The Island in the Mind.
He lived in Shanghai for a period in the late 1980s. From 1991-1994, he served as chair of the Australia Council.
Hall lives in Victoria. Rodney"s memoir "Popeye Never Told You" was launched in May 2010 and was published by Pier 9.
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Just Relations
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Miles Franklin Literary Award; Order of Australia Order of Australia
The Order of Australia is an order of chivalry established on 14 February 1975 by Elizabeth II, Queen of Australia, to recognise Australian citizens and other persons for achievement or for meritorious service.The Order of Australia is an order of chivalry established on 14 February 1975 by Elizabeth II, Queen of Australia, to recognise Australian citizens and other persons for achievement or for meritorious service.
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Miles Franklin Literary Award; Order of Australia Order of Australia
The Order of Australia is an order of chivalry established on 14 February 1975 by Elizabeth II, Queen of Australia, to recognise Australian citizens and other persons for achievement or for meritorious service.The Order of Australia is an order of chivalry established on 14 February 1975 by Elizabeth II, Queen of Australia, to recognise Australian citizens and other persons for achievement or for meritorious service.