Facts: - death place: canberra , australia - period: 1989 -- 2012 - birth name: arthur bryce courtenay - death date: 22 november 2012 - genre: bildungsroman , historical novel - awards: british who weekly reader 's choice award 1998 tommo & hawk book apa who weekly reader 's choice award 1999 jessica apa awards who weekly reader 's choice award 2000 jessica 1990 the power of one apa - name: bryce courtenay - nationality: south african/australian - image: author seat in yahoo ! 's big idea chair.jpg and ex-creative director , bryce courtenay took a - birth place: johannesburg , south africa - occupation: novelist Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of bryce courtenay .
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bryce courtenay , am -lrb- 14 august 193322 november 2012 -rrb- was a south african novelist who also held australian citizenship .he is one of australia 's best-selling authors , notable for his book '' the power of one '' .