Barley Patch (28 page)

GERALD MURNANE
was born in Melbourne, Australia in
1939
. He is the author of eight works of fiction, including
Inland
,
The Plains
, and
Tamarisk Row
, as well as a collection of essays,
Invisible Yet Enduring Lilacs
. Murnane has been a recipient of the Patrick White Award and the Melbourne Prize.
Barley Patch
won the
2010
Adelaide Festival Award for Innovation.