Chris Flynn
Chris Flynn is the bestselling author of five books, including Mammoth and Here Be Leviathans. His latest novel is Orpheus Nine.
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Chris Flynn
Born in Belfast, Chris Flynn now lives in a small town in regional Victoria. His latest novel is Orpheus Nine. He is the author of Mammoth, The Glass Kingdom and A Tiger in Eden, the story collection Here Be Leviathans, and three books for children in association with Museums Victoria, Horridus and the Hidden Valley, Horridus and the Night Forest and The Quest for Kool.
His work has appeared in Spinning Around: The Kylie Playlist, Griffith Review, Kill Your Darlings, Monster Children, McSweeney’s, The Paris Review, Meanjin, The Guardian, The Age, The Australian, The Big Issue, Australian Book Review and many other publications.
Chris’s books have been shortlisted for and won prizes such as the Indie Book Award, Commonwealth Book Prize, Russell Prize for Humour, Queensland Premier’s Literary Award and Aurealis Award. His work has been compared to that of Salvador Dali, Kurt Vonnegut, Aesop, Irvine Welsh, Elizabeth Gilbert, Thea Astley, Roald Dahl and Edgar Allen Poe.
His mum and dad were foster parents. He grew up with more than 100 brothers and sisters, all aged under nine.
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