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Born: Established: 1942 Manchester,
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United Kingdom (UK),
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Western Europe, Europe,
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Gender: Male
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BiographyHistory

Howard Jacobson, writer, critic and TV presenter was educated at Cambridge University and lectured at the University of Sydney from 1965 - 1967, before returning to England where he taught English at Selwyn College, 1969 -1972. From 1974-1981 he was a senior lecturer at Wolverhampton Polytechnic, an experience which provided the material for his first novel Coming From Behind (1983).

Married to an Australian for about three decades, Jacobson, though living in London, has continued to visit Australia. His novel Redback (1986) is partly set in Australia.

Aside from his extensive contributions to televsion programmes, Jacobson has been a regular columnist for The Independent and often writes for The Sunday Times. He won the Booker Prize in 2010 for The Finkler Question (2010).

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Notes

  • Howard Jacobson's works with Australian subjects and settings are included in AustLit.

Awards for Works

form y separately published work icon Brilliant Creatures : Germaine, Clive, Barry & Bob ( dir. Paul Clark ) Australia London : Mint Pictures Serendipity Productions Screen Australia Australian Broadcasting Corporation Screen NSW , 2014 7846476 2014 single work film/TV

'Howard Jacobson traces the footsteps of Germaine Greer, Barry Humphries, Clive James and Robert Hughes arguing these Australian giants didn't just join the cultural revolution in the 60s, they led it.

'The Gang of Four are at their peak: Hughes becomes Time Magazine's art critic; Germaine writes The Female Eunuch; Clive becomes a junior member of the London literati; Barry makes a Barry MacKenzie movie.' (Production summary)

2015 winner New South Wales Premier's History Prize New South Wales History Prize Digital History Prize
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