Malouf, David

David Malouf is one of Australia's most celebrated writers. In a career spanning four decades, he has written poetry, essays, fiction and opera libretti. In 1996, his novel Remembering Babylon was awarded the first international IMPAC Dublin literary award. Malouf's short stories were collected and published in one volume, The Complete Stories, in 2007, which was shortlisted for the inaugural Australian prime minister's literary award the following year. His latest book is Revolving Days: Selected Poems (2008).