| 词条 | David Francis (author) |
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|name=David Francis |image= |birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1958|11|12}} |birth_place = Mornington, Victoria, Australia }}{{EngvarB|date=August 2014}}{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2014}} David Francis (born November 12, 1958) is an Australian novelist, lawyer and academic. LifeDavid Francis was born in the Mornington Bush Nursing Hospital in Victoria, Australia on November 12, 1958. His mother, Judith Francis, was a prominent Australian horsewoman.[1] Francis spent much of his early life between Mount Eliza, where he attended The Peninsula School, and his family farm, "Tooradin Estate".[2][3] Francis studied arts and law at Monash University in Melbourne where he received his BA and LLB.[4] After graduating, Francis worked as a solicitor at Allens Arthur Robinson in Melbourne for two years.[4] In 1985, Francis represented Australia in an equestrian team competing in Europe.[5] He subsequently travelled to the US where he rode the US show-jumping circuit just outside New York.[3][4][5] Francis is currently based in Los Angeles where he works for the law firm of Fulbright & Jaworski and is on the board of directors of PEN American Center.[6] He has taught creative writing at Occidental College, University of California (Los Angeles campus) and for the Masters of Professional Writing program at University of Southern California. He spends part of each year in Australia and also at the Cité internationale des arts in Paris.[4][5] Novels and literary careerFrancis started writing fiction in 1996. His first novel, Agapanthus Tango, tells the story of the travels of a 12-year-old boy, named Day, when he sets out on his horse after his mother dies.[7] Agapanthus Tango was first published by Harper Collins/Fourth Estate in the United Kingdom and then by Harper Collins in Australia. Since then, it has been translated, and re-published, in Germany (2002), Italy (2002), Holland (2002) and France (2004). In 2005 it was published in the United States with the new title, The Great Inland Sea, by MacAdam/Cage.[5] In 2006, the French company, Serena Films, purchased the film rights for the novel.[5] Writing for The Washington Post, Jeff Turrentine described The Great Inland Sea as "a bowl of ripe cherries: graceful and unaffected…we should be grateful for stories of this scale, crafted by writers of this skill".[8] The San Francisco Chronicle featured The Great Inland Sea as an "Editor's recommendation", writing: "David Francis may not be a poet, but he sure writes like one. His prose is lean but dreamy, full of sensual detail [...] It's all done with skill and elegance."[9] In 2008, Francis's second novel, Stray Dog Winter was published Allen & Unwin in Australia, and by MacAdam/Cage in the US The novel centres on a love story that is set in 1980s Moscow.[10][11] Booklist described Stray Dog Winter as "Vibrant with the discordant images of political repression and smoldering sexuality, Francis ethereally transports readers to a preternatural time where nothing and no one are what they seem".[12] Los Angeles Magazine said "Francis's prose has the sparse elegance of a Xeriscape. Every detail holds water".[13] The Australian Book Review called it "An impressive political thriller, beautifully crafted with a spectacular climax."[14][15] Stray Dog Winter was named as a 2008 "Book of the Year" in The Advocate, "Australian Novel of the Year" in the Australian Literary Review (2008),{{citation needed|date=July 2012}} and was a Lambda Literary Award finalist in 2009.[5][16][17][18] Francis's work has appeared in The Sydney Morning Herald, The Age, The Elegant Variation, Wet Ink, The Advocate, the Southern California Review, Best Australian Short Stories (2010), Griffith Review, Meanjin and The Harvard Review.[4][19][20][21][22][23] Achievements and awards
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References1. ^{{cite web|last=David|first=Francis|title=A Fulfilling Life in the Saddle – Judith Brailsford Francis, Equestrienne 28-3-1923 – 30-4-2008|url=http://www.theage.com.au/national/a-fulfilling-life-in-the-saddle-20080529-2jk7.html|work=theage.com.au|publisher=The Age|accessdate=3 July 2012}} 2. ^{{cite news|last=Gruber|first=Fiona|title=The horse and his boy|url=http://www.theage.com.au/news/books/the-horse-and-his-boy/2008/09/04/1220121425044.html|accessdate=15 July 2012|newspaper=The Age|date=6 September 2008}} 3. ^1 {{cite web|last=Sarvas|first=Marc (TEV)|title=The Return of the Three Minute Interview (3MI): David Francis|url=http://marksarvas.blogs.com/elegvar/2005/05/david_francis_w.html|work=The Elegant Variation: A Literary Weblog|accessdate=16 July 2012|date=12 May 2005}} 4. ^1 2 3 4 {{cite web|last=Anon|title=David Francis|url=http://www.mwf.com.au/2009/content/mwf_2009_standard.asp?name=FrancisD|work=Archive for the 2009 Melbourne Writers Festival|publisher=Melbourne Writers Festival|accessdate=3 July 2012}} 5. ^1 2 3 4 5 {{cite web|last=Anon|title=About the Author|url=http://www.straydogwinter.com/about_author.htm|work=Official Website for Stray Dog Winter|publisher=McAdam Cage|accessdate=14 July 2012}} 6. ^{{cite web|title=PEN Center USA Proposed 2012 Officers and Directors|url=http://penusa.org/ballot|publisher=Pen Center USA|accessdate=3 July 2012}} 7. ^{{cite news|last=O'Grady|first=Carrie|title=Do you wanna be in my gang?|url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2002/mar/09/shopping.jonathancoe|accessdate=18 July 2012|newspaper=The Guardian|date=9 March 2002}} 8. ^{{cite web|last=Turrentine|first=Jeff|title=Day's Long Journey into Night|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/05/19/AR2005051901352.html|publisher=The Washington Post|date=22 May 2005|accessdate=3 July 2012}} 9. ^{{cite web|last=Anon|title=Our Editors Recommend|url=http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2005/07/03/RVGK1DD7111.DTL|work=SFGate|publisher=San Francisco Chronicle|date=3 July 2005|accessdate=3 July 2012}} 10. ^{{cite web|title=About the Books|url=http://www.straydogwinter.com/about_the_book.htm|work=Stray Dog Winter – Official Website|accessdate=17 July 2012}} 11. ^{{cite web|last=Gunn|first=Drewey Wayne|title='Stray Dog Winter' by David Francis|url=http://www.lambdaliterary.org/reviews/fiction/06/03/stray-dog-winter|publisher=Lambda|accessdate=4 July 2012}} 12. ^{{cite web|last=Booklist|title=Stray Dog Winter – Booklist Review|url=http://www.booklistonline.com/ProductInfo.aspx?pid=2884085&AspxAutoDetectCookieSupport=1|accessdate=17 July 2012|format=Restricted Access|date=1 September 2008}} 13. ^{{cite news|last=Swartley|first=Ariel|title=The Stranger's Dilemma|url=http://www.straydogwinter.com/pressclippings|accessdate=17 July 2012|newspaper=Los Angeles Magazine|date=October 2008}} 14. ^{{cite journal|last=Habel|first=Chad|title=Stray Dog Winter|journal=Australian Book Review|volume=309|issue=46|year=2009|url=https://www.australianbookreview.com.au/component/content/article/146|format=Restricted Access|accessdate=3 July 2012}} 15. ^{{cite web|title=Stray Dog Winter|url=http://www.straydogwinter.com/reviews.htm|work=straydogwinter.com|publisher=MacAdam Cage|accessdate=3 July 2012}} 16. ^{{cite news|last=Advocate.com Editors|title=The Top Five: The Best of Entertainment in 2008|url=http://www.advocate.com/news/2008/12/03/top-five|accessdate=17 July 2012|newspaper=The Advocate|date=3 December 2008}} 17. ^{{cite web|last=Towle|first=Andy|title=21st Annual Lambda Literary Award Finalists Announced|url=http://www.towleroad.com/2009/03/21st-annual-lambda-literary-award-finalists-announced.html|work=Towleroad|accessdate=17 July 2012|date=16 March 2009}} 18. ^{{cite web|title=21st Annual Lambda Literary Award Finalists|url=http://www.aidsguelph.org/21st-annual-lamda-literary-award-finalists|publisher=Aids Committee of Guelph (ACG)|accessdate=17 July 2012}} 19. ^{{cite web|last=Francis|first=David|title=Index Listing for "Daisy on the Bridge"|url=http://www.wetink.com.au/sneak.htm|format=Restricted Access|accessdate=3 July 2012}} 20. ^{{cite web|last=Francis|first=David|title=Index Listing for "How's It Going, Peter Pan?"|url=http://dornsife.usc.edu/mpw/scr-current-past-issues/|publisher=Southern California Review|format=Restricted Access|accessdate=3 July 2012}} 21. ^{{cite web|last=Kennedy|first=Cate|title=Once Removed|url=http://www.blackincbooks.com/books/best-australian-stories-2010|publisher=Black Inc Books|accessdate=3 July 2012}} 22. ^{{cite web|last=Francis|first=David|title=No Jesus Man|url=http://www.griffithreview.com/edition-35-surviving/no-jesus-man|publisher=Griffith Review|accessdate=3 July 2012}} 23. ^{{cite web|title=Contributors|url=http://hcl.harvard.edu/harvardreview/Information/authors.html#anchorF|publisher=The Harvard Review|accessdate=3 July 2012}} 24. ^{{cite web|title=David Francis|url=http://www.marksonthoma.com/authors.php?name=david_francis#head|publisher=Markson Thoma Literary Agency|accessdate=4 July 2012}} 25. ^{{cite web|title=Stonewall Book Awards for 2010 announced|url=http://www.ala.org/news/news/pressreleases2010/january2010/stonewall_pio|publisher=American Library Association|accessdate=4 July 2012}} External links
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