![]() by Victor Kelleher First published in 1996 3 editions in 1 language. Kelleher has won many awards for his books, such as the Australian Children's Book Award. Victor Kelleher 1939 - 57 works Add another Sorted by. Many of the books he has written have been based on his childhood and his travellings in Africa. He moved to Australia in 1976, with his South African wife, Allison, and taught at the University of New England, in Armidale, New South Wales, before moving to Sydney to write full time. While in New Zealand, he began writing part time, prompted by homesickness for Africa. Kelleher received a teaching degree in Africa and has taught in Africa, New Zealand and Australia. He spent the next twenty years travelling and studying in Africa, before moving to New Zealand. ![]() Victor was born in London and moved to Africa with his parents, at the age of fifteen. Kelleher has won many awards for his books, such as the Victor Kelleher is an Australian author. ![]() ![]()
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