Larry Buttrose
Larry Buttrose is a poet, playwright, and author of fiction and nonfiction. His latest book is Everyone On Mars published in 2024.
BottomLarry Buttrose is a poet, playwright, and author of fiction and nonfiction. His latest book is Everyone On Mars published in 2024.
BottomLarry Buttrose is an author of fiction and nonfiction, as well as a poet and playwright. He is the author of 18 books, among them the bestselling Saroo Brierley ghosted memoir A Long Way Home, adapted to the award winning film Lion. His fiction includes the novels The Maze of the Muse, and Sweet Sentence. His works for stage include adaptations of Don Quixote and Heart of Darkness. His latest book is the short story collection Everyone On Mars, published in 2024. “Is Buttrose actually a Martian? These stories are so deeply imagined he may as well have lived there.” – Geraldine Brooks. He lives in Sydney.
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