Melina Marchetta
, b. 1965
Melina Marchetta was born in Sydney. She is of Italian descent. Her first novel, Looking for Alibrandi (1992) was enormously popular. It was set on the Australian High School Curriculum, for its themes of coming of age and multiculturalism. It was dubbed "the most stolen library book" in Australia, owing to its popularity. She worked as a teacher for some years, and has published several further books, both realist (Saving Francesca, 2003; On the Jellicoe Road (2006) and fantasy (Finnikin of the Rock, 2008).
Bio prepared by Elizabeth Hale, University of New England, ehale@une.edu.au
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