Birth:9 January 1943 in Melbourne
Authority control:Wikidata: Q1303498
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Robert Drewe lives (sometimes) in Fremantle.

The Savage Crows (1976) novel
A Cry in the Jungle Bar (1979) novel
The Bodysurfers (1983) short stories
Fortune (1986) novel
The Bay of Contented Men (1989) short stories
Our Sunshine (1991) - novel; basis of the film Ned Kelly (Gregor Jordan, 2003)
The Drowner (1996) - novel; optioned for a film, but not as yet in production
Walking Ella: A Dog Day Dossier (1998)
[1]The Shark Net: Memories and Murder (2000) - basis of a 3-part TV series, David Burfoot, 2003
The Seventh Wave: Photographs of Australian Beaches (with Trent Parke) (2000)
Grace (2005) novel
Perth (with Frances Andrijich and Jeff Bell) (2005)
The Rip (2008) short stories
Sand (with John Kinsella) (2010)
Montebello: A Memoir (2012)
The Local Wildlife (2013)
Swimming to the Moon (2014)
Whipbird (2017) novel
The True Colour of the Sea (2018) short stories
Nimblefoot (2022) novel


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