Jeremy Chambers (born 1974) is an Australian author.
Background Chambers was born in 1974. He attended the University of Melbourne, where he studied Literature and Philosophy.
Career Chambers is best known as a fiction writer, publishing novels and short stories.
He is the author of the novels The Vintage and the Gleaning (2010) and Suburbia (2017). The Vintage and the Gleaning was shortlisted for The Australian/Vogel Literary Award and the Colin Roderick Award and longlisted for the International Dublin Literary Award and the Quebec Booksellers’ Award. It was named as one of the Sydney Morning Herald's 'Best books of 2010' by Andrew Riemer and Alex Miller (writer).
The Vintage and the Gleaning was discussed in chief literary critic of The Australian Geordie Williamson's 'Long View' essay for the Wheeler Centre, 'Our Common Ground'
Chambers was the joint winner of the Griffith Review Emerging Writer's Award for fiction in 2010.Schultz, Julianne (ed.). Griffith REVIEW 30: The Annual Fiction Edition. Griffith University, 2010. p. 12
Published works Novels The Vintage and the Gleaning (Text Publishing, 2010) De oogst en het gisten (Dutch translation of The Vintage and the Gleaning: Uitgeverij Cossee, 2011) Le Grand Ordinaire (French translation of The Vintage and the Gleaning: Éditions Grasset, 2013) Suburbia (Text Publishing 2017)
Short Stories 'The Wedding Speech'Griffith Review: Edition 27: Food Chain, December 2010 'The Honeymoon'Higher Arc #2, 2012. 'Fishing Trip'Review of Australian Fiction, Volume 6: Issue 2, July 2013 'The Lighted Way'The White Review, November 2014. 'Big Night Out'
References
External links http://www.jeremychambers.com.au/ Author's website The Vintage and the Gleaning- Jeremy Chambers- at Text Publishing Suburbia- Jeremy Chambers- Text Publishing Interview in The Australian 'Figures in a subtle landscape': review of The Vintage and the Gleaning in The Australian 'An extraordinary debut on the impac list': review of The Vintage and the Gleaning in the Irish Times