Bryce Courtenay (1933–2012)

Författare till Ensam är stark

36+ verk 12,433 medlemmar 254 recensioner 24 favoritmärkta

Om författaren

Bryce Courtenay was born in Johannesburg, South Africa on August 14, 1933. He studied journalism in London and then settled in Australia in 1958. Instead of becoming a journalist, he went into advertising and became a successful creative director. He won most of the local and international visa mer advertising awards and a gold medal for Best Documentary at the 1984 New York Film Festival. He started writing after he turned 50. His first novel, The Power of One, was adapted into a 1992 film starring Morgan Freeman and Stephen Dorff. His other novels include Jessica, The Potato Factory, Tommo and Hawk, Solomon's Song, Tandia, and Jack of Diamonds. In 1993, he wrote the non-fiction book April Fool's Day, which is a personal account of the death of his son Damon after he contracted AIDs from a routine blood transfusion. Courtenay died of stomach cancer on November 22, 2012 at the age of 79. (Bowker Author Biography) visa färre

Inkluderar namnen: Bryce Courtnay, Courtney Bryce, Courtenay Bryce, Bryce Courtenay, Brice Courtenay, Byrce Courtenay, Bryce Courteney, Bryce Courteney, Bruce Courtenay

Serier

The Power Of One

The Australian Trilogy (Courtenay)

Verk av Bryce Courtenay

Populära Nyliga

Ensam är stark (1989) 4,610 exemplar

Tandia (1992) 858 exemplar

The Potato Factory (1995) 822 exemplar

Jessica (1998) 662 exemplar

Tommo & Hawk (1997) 597 exemplar

April Fool's Day (1993) 562 exemplar

Solomon's Song (1999) 500 exemplar

Four Fires (2001) 461 exemplar

Matthew Flinders' Cat (2003) 426 exemplar

The Persimmon Tree (2007) 367 exemplar

Brother Fish (2004) 357 exemplar

Whitethorn (2005) 328 exemplar

Sylvia (2006) 317 exemplar

Fishing for Stars (2008) 208 exemplar

Smoky Joe's Cafe (1973) 188 exemplar

The Story of Danny Dunn (2009) 187 exemplar

The Family Frying Pan (1997) 176 exemplar

Fortune Cookie (1657) 172 exemplar

The Power of One: Young Readers' Condensed Edition (1999) 158 exemplar

Jack of Diamonds (2012) 142 exemplar

The Power of One & Tandia (Omnibus) (1992) 83 exemplar

A Recipe for Dreaming (1992) 69 exemplar

The Night Country (1998) 59 exemplar

The Australian Trilogy (2000) 54 exemplar

Bryce Courtenay Introduces The Australian History Collection (2001) 28 exemplar

The Silver Moon: Reflections on life, death and writing (2014) 23 exemplar

The Pitch (1992) 9 exemplar

The Power of One, Part 2 (1991) 2 exemplar

The Power of One, Part 1 1 exemplar

La Potencia de Uno 1 exemplar

The Power of One (2006) 1 exemplar

Tommo & Hawk a Format Head (2005) 1 exemplar

Jessica de Bryce Courtenay ( 20 juin 2000 ) 1 exemplar

Posters Bryce Courtenay (Heade (2006) 1 exemplar

The Potato Factory | The Power of One | Jessica | Sylvia | Four Fires 1 exemplar

The Family Frying Pan 1 exemplar

Verksförteckning

Associerade verk

Yowies: Nap the Honeygum Yowie and the Fiery Flame-Fanning Grumkin (1895) — Illustratör, vissa utgåvor — 16 exemplar

Taggad

1900-talet (45) Afrika (183) Aids (21) allmän skönlitteratur (46) andra världskriget (95) apartheid (162) att bli vuxen (90) audible (27) Australien (232) australisk (99) australisk författare (47) australisk litteratur (36) australisk skönlitteratur (49) biografi (34) boxning (173) bryce courtenay (50) drama (26) facklitteratur (35) familj (30) historia (44) historisk (52) historisk skönlitteratur (320) inbunden (26) inspiration (20) krig (22) litteratur (29) ljud (54) ljudbok (32) läst (84) oläst (33) rasism (86) rasrelationer (21) roman (119) romantik (21) ska läsas (374) skönlitteratur (1,011) Sydafrika (339) vuxenlitteratur (21) vänskap (30) äger (46)

Taggöversättning är påslagen

Allmänna fakta

Födelsedag: 1933-08-14
Avled: 2012-11-22
Kön: male
Nationalitet: Sud-àfrica
Austràlia
Land (för karta): Austràlia
Födelseort: Johannesburg, South Africa
Dödsort: Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Bostadsorter: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Lebombo Mountains, Limpopo Province, South Africa
Utbildning: King Edward VII School, Johannesburg
Yrken: novelist
advertising executive
Priser och utmärkelser: British Book Award (Newcomer of the Year, 1990)
Order of Australia (Member, 1995)
University of Newcastle (Honorary Doctorate)

Medlemmar

Recensioner

The Power of One: A Novel av Bryce Courtenay

Did I thoroughly enjoy a book where boxing is featured...remarkably yes. A boys journey from the horrors of boarding school to apartheid South Africa. With many stops in between that are worth the ride.

Flaggad

77nanci | 108 andra recensioner | Nov 11, 2023 |

Tandia av Bryce Courtenay

Fantastic novel. BIG novel. But, an easy read that's difficult to put down. If you loved [b:The Power of One|122|The Power of One (The Power of One, #1)|Bryce Courtenay|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1388184360l/122._SX50_.jpg|649656], you'll love this one too. More adventures of PeeKay! And, Tandia is great in her own right.

Flaggad

MickeyMole | 16 andra recensioner | Oct 2, 2023 |

The Power of One: A Novel av Bryce Courtenay

My all-time favorite novel. Reading doesn't get much better than this. I could never forget Peekay. This novel develops so many memorial characters as well. I've read it twice, and plan to do a third reading. If you read this and enjoy it, be sure to read Courtney's "Tandia" for another great story and more of Peekay. Much thanks to Adam Silvers for giving me this book.

Flaggad

MickeyMole | 108 andra recensioner | Oct 2, 2023 |

The Power of One: A Novel av Bryce Courtenay

Here's what I wrote about this read in 2010: "Very nice. Story of a highly capable and determined boy English boy growing up on South Africa in the late 1930's through early 1950's. Witness the seeds of apartheid, and the ability of people to significantly touch and impact others."

Flaggad

MGADMJK | 108 andra recensioner | Aug 18, 2023 |

Se fler recensioner