Louis Nowra

Louis Nowra, born Mark Doyle, was born on 12 December 1950 in Melbourne and grew up in a violent household. He studied at La Trobe University, which he left without a degree, and his plays began to be noticed in the mid-seventies. He writes for the stage, radio, television and cinema, as well as opera libretti, and has published two books of memoirs; one of his novels was among the finalists for the Miles Franklin Award in 2009. He lives in Kings Cross, in Sydney, with his wife, the writer Mandy Sayer.

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• TheatreThe Golden AgeLouis Nowra · 1985Literature