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Portrait of Adam Courtenay, a middle-aged man, looking directly at the viewer with a neutral expression on his face.
6 Aug

Adam Courtenay: My Father Bryce

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What is it like being the son of one of Australia’s most revered authors?

Bryce Courtenay was one of Australia's most beloved authors, captivating readers with engrossing, deeply moving works like The Power of One and April Fool’s Day. But his son Adam grew up with the private man behind the public persona: a mercurial storyteller who was impossible to know completely and an occasional fabulist whose tales never quite rang true.

In My Father Bryce, Adam recounts the gripping story of his complicated relationship with his father: from his childhood in the 1960s and 70s spent in the shadow of a rising literary star, to the private tragedies and sorrows behind the public success, and his own journey as a writer and journalist. This is a memoir of discovery and reckoning – an intimate portrait that only a son could paint.

Adam joins host Jason Steger for a revelatory discussion about Bryce Courtenay’s extraordinary life and the complex challenge of loving him as a father.

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Wed 6 Aug
  • 6.30pm - 7.30pm 6:30pm - 7:30pm

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The Wheeler Centre
176 Little Lonsdale St
Melbourne 3000

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From $19.50 to $25.50

Adult / general $25.50
Senior $19.50
Student / concession $19.50

Free for children under 2

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