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Old 11-22-2012, 07:25 PM   #1
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Bryce Courtenay has passed away
Australian author Bryce Courtenay has passed away, losing a battle with cancer.

http://www.news.com.au/entertainment...-1226522621517

Vale Bryce.

edit. video link; Bryce farewelling readers.
http://video.theaustralian.com.au/23...--my-last-book
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Old 11-23-2012, 04:38 AM   #2
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A beautiful clip. Thanks for that.
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Not an author I'm familiar with. I'll have to take a look at his work.
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Sad news indeed. It has been many years since I read a handful of his books but did enjoyed them (particularly his Potato Factory/Tommo & Hawk/Solomon's Song trilogy). Definitely on the re-read list along with his others I haven't as yet. A very popular author particularly in Aus/NZ.
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An Australian writer, but I haven't read anything by him.

I'll have to remedy that situation soon.



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Greatly enjoyed many of his works. I started reading his books with the Australia Trilogy. Personal favourite was Smoky Joe's Cafe.
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Australian author Bryce Courtenay has passed away, losing a battle with cancer.

http://www.news.com.au/entertainment...-1226522621517

Vale Bryce.

edit. video link; Bryce farewelling readers.
http://video.theaustralian.com.au/23...--my-last-book
Who is Bryce Courtenay?
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Click the link in the post you've quoted. It tells you there. A South African author living in Australia.
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I guess his most famous work internationally would have been The Power of One because it was made into a movie.

Strangely enough, I've never seen the movie. Nor have I read a Bryce Courtenay novel (shame on me), but down here in Australia you can't enter a book store without tripping over several Bryce Courtenay books. He's a bit of an icon here.
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I was very impressed by that movie. May he rest in peace.
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Click the link in the post you've quoted. It tells you there. A South African author living in Australia.
He was a South African-born Australian.
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Bryce Courtenay's books are well worth reading. They're difficult to find in the US, but the audio versions seem to be more readily available, usually read by Humphrey Bower - an excellent narrator. The books aren't always pleasant, but they're well worth reading - or listening to as an audiobook.

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I would agree that he was an Australian. I really enjoyed what books of his I read
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