Chris Flynn (author)

Chris Flynn

Chris Flynn is an Australian author, editor and critic.[1] Flynn's first novel, A Tiger in Eden was released in Australia by Text Publishing in March 2012.[2] It was shortlisted for the 2013 Commonwealth Book Prize.[3] His second novel, The Glass Kingdom [4] will be released in May 2014.

McSweeney's issue 41, released July 2012,[5] features a portfolio of fiction by Indigenous Australian writers, Terra Australis: Four Stories from Aboriginal Australian Writers, curated, edited and introduced by Flynn.

Flynn contributed to a regular column, Odd Jobs,[6] on The Paris Review Daily, the blog page of The Paris Review. He has written for the Griffith Review,[7] The Age,[8] The Australian,[9] The Books and Arts Daily Show[10] on ABC Radio National, Meanjin,[11] The Big Issue Australia[12] and many other publications.

Personal life

Born in Belfast, Northern Ireland in 1972, Flynn has resided in Melbourne, Australia since 1999.

Bibliography

Novels

A Tiger in Eden[13] The Glass Kingdom[14]

Book reviews

  • Flynn, Chris (June 2011). "[Untitled review]". Australian Book Review (332): 42.
    • Review of: Goldbloom, Goldie. You lose these + other stories. Fremantle Press. ISBN 9781921696879.

References

  1. Books and Authors – Text Publishing
  2. A Tiger in Eden – Text Publishing
  3. Odd Jobs | The Paris Review
  4. Chris Flynn - Griffith REVIEW | Griffith REVIEW
  5. Search Results
  6. http://search.news.com.au/search?us=ndmtheaustralian&as=TAUS&filter-site=TheAustralian&q=chris+flynn
  7. Search - Books and Arts Daily - ABC Radio National (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
  8. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 2014-02-13.

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