Horne, Donald Richmond

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HORNE, Donald Richmond

HORNE, Donald Richmond. Australian, b. 1921. Genres: Novels, History, Social commentary, Autobiography/Memoirs. Career: Professor Emeritus, University of New South Wales; University of Canberra, Chancellor, 1992-. Ed., The Observer, Sydney, 1958-61, and The Bulletin, Sydney, 1960-62 and 1967-72; Co-Ed., Quadrant, 1964-66; Contributor Ed., Newsweek International, 1973-76; President, Australian Society of Authors, 1984-85; Chairman, The Australia Council, 1985-90. Publications: The Lucky Country, 1964; The Permit (novel), 1965; The Education of Young Donald (autobiography), 1967; (with Beal) Southern Exposure, 1967; God Is an Englishman, 1969; The Next Australia, 1970; But What if There Are No Pelicans? (novel), 1971; The Australian People (history), 1972; Death of the Lucky Country, 1976; Money Made Us, 1976; His Excellency's Pleasure (novel), 1977; Right Way, Don't Go Back, 1977; In Search of Billy Hughes (history), 1978; Time of Hope, 1980; Winner Take All, 1981; The Great Museum, 1984; The Story of the Australian People (history), 1985; Confessions of a New Boy (autobiography), 1985; The Public Culture, 1986; The Lucky Country Revisited, 1987; Portrait of an Optimist (autobiography), 1988; Ideas for a Nation, 1989; The Coming Republic, 1992; The Intelligent Tourist, 1993; The Avenue of the Fair Go, 1997; An Interrupted Life (autobiography), 1998; Into the Open (autobiography), 2000; Looking for Leadership, 2001. Address: 53 Grosvenor St, Woollahra, NSW 2025, Australia.