Facts: - language: english - notableworks: '' wrack '' , '' the resurrectionist '' - birth name: james bradley - awards: pascall prize for criticism - birth date: 15 may 1967 - partner: mardi mcconnochie - name: james bradley - nationality: australian - birth place: adelaide , south australia , australia - alma mater: university of adelaide - occupation: writer and critic Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of james bradley -lrb- australian writer -rrb- .
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james bradley -lrb- born 15 may 1967 -rrb- is an australian novelist and critic .born in adelaide , south australia , he trained as a lawyer before becoming a writer .his books include four novels and a book of poetry .his novels have been published internationally and won or been shortlisted for a number of major australian literary awards , including '' the age '' fiction book of the year , the miles franklin literary award , the new south wales premier 's literary awards , the commonwealth writers prize for best first book -lrb- se asia and pacific region -rrb- , the '' courier-mail '' book of the year award , the aurealis best novel award -lrb- science fiction category -rrb- , the adelaide festival 's national fiction award , the fellowship of the australian writers literature award , the australian national book council 's ' banjo ' award and the kathleen mitchell literary award .he was also one of '' the sydney morning herald '' 's best young australian novelists in 1997 and 2000 , and on 16 june 2008 '' the resurrectionist '' was included as one of richard & judy 's summer reads for 2008 .he has also edited two anthologies , '' blur '' , a collection of writing by young australian writers , and '' the penguin book of the ocean '' .bradley 's novels explore both past and future .the first , '' wrack '' explores questions about the nature of history and the imaginary origins of australia , drawing together the story of the semi-mythical '' mahogany ship '' , a portuguese caravel supposedly wrecked on the southern coast of australia , love stories and a murder-mystery .the second , '' the deep field '' , is set in a dystopic near-future and tells the story of a love affair between a photographer and a blind palaeontologist .the third , '' the resurrectionist '' , based loosely on the story of the burke and hare murders details the fall from grace of a young anatomist , gabriel swift .and the fourth , '' clade '' , uses the story of three generations of a family to explore the possible effects of...