Dal Stivens

Dal Stivens ( born December 31, 1911 in Blayney, Blayney Shire, New South Wales, † June 15, 1997 in Sydney) was an Australian writer.

Stivens was married from 1945 until his divorce in 1977 Winifred Wright, the two had two children.

Stivens novel, A horse of air portrays the mystical quest for a rare bird. 1970, the novel was awarded the Miles Franklin Award.

Works (selection)

Short stories

  • The tramp, and other stories (1936 )
  • The courtship of Uncle Henry ( 1946)
  • The gambling ghost, and other tales (1953 )
  • Ironbark Bill (1955 )
  • The scholarly mouse, and other tales (1957 )
  • Selected stories 1936-1968 (1969 )
  • The unicorn, and other tales (1976 )
  • The demon bowler, cricket and other stories ( 1979)

Novels

  • Jimmy Brockett (1951 )
  • The wide arch (1958 )
  • Three Persons make a tiger (1968 )
  • A horse of air (1970 )
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