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Cate Kennedy


Born
Louth, Lincolnshire, England, The United Kingdom
Genre
Short Stories


Cate Kennedy is an Australian author based in Victoria. She graduated from University of Canberra and has also taught at several colleges, including The University of Melbourne. She is the author of the highly acclaimed novel The World Beneath, which won the People’s Choice Award in the NSW Premier’s Literary Awards in 2010. It was also shortlisted for The Age fiction prize 2010 and the ASA Barbara Jefferis Award 2010, among others. She is an award-winning short-story writer whose work has twice won The Age Short Story Competition and has appeared in a range of publications, including The New Yorker. Her collection, Dark Roots, was shortlisted for the Steele Rudd Award in the Queensland Premier’s Literary Awards and for the Australian Liter ...more

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Average rating: 3.55 · 4,509 ratings · 587 reviews · 40 distinct works • Similar authors
Like a House on Fire
3.45 avg rating — 1,577 ratings — published 2012 — 9 editions
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Dark Roots
3.61 avg rating — 1,118 ratings — published 2006 — 10 editions
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The World Beneath
3.51 avg rating — 920 ratings — published 2009 — 3 editions
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The Taste of River Water
4.19 avg rating — 155 ratings — published 2011 — 6 editions
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Sing, and Don't Cry : A Mex...
3.88 avg rating — 80 ratings — published 2005 — 3 editions
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The Best Australian Stories...
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3.70 avg rating — 40 ratings — published 2011 — 3 editions
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Australian Love Stories
3.85 avg rating — 34 ratings — published 2014 — 3 editions
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Summer Shorts
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That Car!
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Lost in Track Changes
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“Kids believe in Santa; adults believe in childhood.”
― Cate Kennedy, Dark Roots
tags: childhood, santa, short-stories
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“I watch people sometimes, wonder how they can walk around with the weight of what they know.”
― Cate Kennedy, Dark Roots
tags: knowledge, short-stories
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“You’ve got to set a trap so that it kills the rabbit straight off. On the leg is no good. All night the rabbit will cry and twist, then you’ll have to kill it in the morning with its eyes looking at you, wondering why you did it.”
― Cate Kennedy
tags: life
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