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Victor Kelleher (born 1939) is an Australian author. Victor was born in London and moved to Africa with his parents, at the age of fifteen. He spent the next twenty years travelling and studying in Africa, before moving to New Zealand. Kelleher received a Masters from St Andrew's University and a PhD in English Literature from The University of South Africa has taught in Africa, New Zealand and Australia. While in New Zealand, he began writing part-time, prompted by homesickness for Africa. He moved to Australia in 1976, with his South African wife, Alison, and was Associate Professor at the University of New England, in Armidale, New South Wales, before moving to Sydney to write full-time. Many of the books he has written have been based on his childhood and his travellings in Africa. Kelleher has won many awards for his books, such as the ''Australian Children's Book Award'' ==Awards== * 1993 - COOL Fiction for Older Readers Award (CBCA) won for ''Del-Del'' * 1992 - nominated- Ditmar Award, Best Novel or Collection award for ''Brother Night'' and ''Del Del'' * 1990 - nominated- Ditmar Award, Best Australian Long Fiction award for ''The Red King'' * 1988 - nominated- Ditmar Award, Best Australian Long Fiction award for ''The Makers'' * 1987 - nominated- Ditmar Award, Best Australian Science Fiction or Fantasy Novel award for ''Taronga'' * 1985 - Ditmar Award, Best Australian Novel award for ''Beast of Heaven'' * 1983 - Children's Book Council of Australia Award for Book of the Year for ''Master of the Grove"〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://cbca.org.au/8089.htm )〕 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「Victor Kelleher」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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