Rod Jones
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Rod Jones (born 5 February 1953) is a leading Australian writer. His novels have been published around the world.
Jones studied English and History at the University of Melbourne.
Rod Jones’ first novel, Julia Paradise, won the South Australian Premier’s National Fiction Award in 1988, and was runner-up for the Femina Etranger Prize in Paris. It has been translated into ten languages and published throughout the world. Julia Paradise was described by the New York Times as ‘. . . utterly original . . . a remarkable accomplishment’.
His second novel, Prince of the Lilies, interweaves Minoan archaeology and life in contemporary Greece.
Billy Sunday, Jones’ third novel, was winner of the 1995 Age Book of the Year for Fiction and the 1996 National Book Council Banjo Award for Fiction. The Boston Globe called Billy Sunday ‘The Great American Novel’.
His fourth novel, Nightpictures, was shortlisted for the 1998 Miles Franklin Award and published in France under the title 'Images de la Nuit'(Albin Michel).
Jones' fifth novel, Swan Bay, (Actes Sud) is published in France under the title La Baie des Cygnes.
