Michelle de Kretser
Michelle de Kretser is an acclaimed Australian author known for her novels that explore themes of identity, belonging, and the immigrant experience. Her work has received several prestigious literary awards, highlighting her contribution to contemporary literature.
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Michelle de Kretser’s new novel offers a spellbinding meditation on the moral complexities that arise in the gap between our values and our lives.
ALICIA WALLACE: When help is needed, understand the forms of bystander intervention
Bahamas· 2026-01-15
Theory & Practice by Michelle de Kretser is set in the academic scene in the 1980s.
Miles Franklin 2025 shortlist features Australian first
Australia· 2025-06-24
Michelle de Kretser spoke of 'scholars, creatives and journalists silenced' while addressing major prizes.
The size of Anthony Albanese and Labor’s victory has freed up backbenchers to speak outAustralia· 2025-06-01
Michelle de Kretser's Theory & Practice critiques post-modernism through a narrative about a student in Melbourne.
What we’re reading: writers and readers on the books they enjoyed in February | Books
United Kingdom· 2025-03-03
Michelle de Kretser is one of the superstars of Australian public life who arrived in Australia recognizing the impossibility of remaining in a country where long established norms were jettisoned.
While Trump is moving fast and breaking things, Americans wanting to escape should come to Australia | Julianne SchultzUnited Kingdom· 2025-02-08
Michelle de Kretser is one of the superstars of Australian public life who arrived in Australia recognizing the impossibility of remaining in a country where long established norms were jettisoned.
While Trump is moving fast and breaking things, Americans wanting to escape should come to Australia | Julianne SchultzUnited Kingdom· 2025-02-08