Joseph Furphy

Novelist, Author

1843 – 1912

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Who was Joseph Furphy?

Joseph Furphy, is widely regarded as the "Father of the Australian novel". He mostly wrote under the pseudonym Tom Collins, and is best known for his novel Such Is Life, regarded as an Australian classic.

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Born
Sep 26, 1843
Yering
Nationality
  • Australia
Profession
Lived in
  • Western Australia
Died
Sep 13, 1912
Claremont
Resting place
Karrakatta Cemetery

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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