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:''For the film and television director, see Chris Koch.'' Christopher John Koch AO (16 July 1932 – 23 September 2013) was an Australian novelist, known for his 1978 novel ''The Year of Living Dangerously'', which was adapted into an award-winning film. He twice won the Miles Franklin Award (for the ''The Doubleman'' in 1985, and ''Highways to a War'' in 1996). In 1995, he was made an Officer of the Order of Australia for contribution to Australian literature, and was awarded an Honorary Doctor of Letters from his alma mater, the University of Tasmania in 1990. ==Biography== Koch was born in Hobart, Tasmania in 1932. He was educated at Clemes College, St Virgil's College, Hobart High School and the University of Tasmania.〔(Koch, Christopher ), ''AustLit''.〕 After graduating with a Bachelor of Arts with Honours in 1954, he joined the Australian Broadcasting Commission (ABC) as a cadet journalist. He left Hobart to travel in south Asia and Europe, and ended up in London where he worked for several years until he returned to Australia to avoid national service in the British Army.〔Romei, Stephen: (Miles Franklin Award winning novelist Christopher Koch dead at 81 ), ''The Australian'', 23 September 2013.〕 While working in London as a waiter and a teacher, Koch began working on his first novel, ''The Boys in the Island'', which he left with his agent when he returned to Australia.〔(Christopher Koch: The Year of Living Dangerously author opened our eyes to Indonesia ), ''The Sydney Morning Herald'', 24 September 2013.〕 Koch's first published works were several poems published in ''The Bulletin'' and the literary journal ''Southerly''.〔 While back at the ABC as a radio producer, ''The Boys in the Island'' was published in the UK, with the positive reviews encouraging Koch to eventually take up writing full-time in 1972.〔(The voice of generations: Christopher Koch dies of cancer ), ''The Age'', 23 September 2013.〕 In the early 1960s, Koch was awarded a writing fellowship to Stanford University, where he taught literature and was associated with Ken Kesey (author of ''One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest'').〔 His novel ''The Year of Living Dangerously'', set in Jakarta during the fall of the Sukarno regime, was made into a film directed by Peter Weir and starring Sigourney Weaver, Mel Gibson and Linda Hunt. The book was loosely inspired by his brother's (Philip Koch) experience as an Australian journalist in Indonesia during that period. Koch died at his home in Hobart on 23 September 2013, aged 81. He had been diagnosed with cancer twelve months earlier.〔〔http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-09-23/award-winning-author-christopher-koch-dies/4974928〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Christopher Koch」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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