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McDonald Damian McDonald Damian i(A103388 works by)
Born: Established: 1969 Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, ;
Gender: Male
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Damain McDonald grew up in Canberra and undertook his education there. At sixteen he left school and moved to Sydney to pursue his dreams in the rock music industry. For about a decade McDonald lived in the western suburbs of Sydney before retuning to study. He later enrolled at the University of Canberra. McDonald's experiences of living in housing commission accommodation and mixing in urban sub-cultures in Sydney and Canberra informed the writing of his novel Luck in the Greater West. McDonald has also worked as a curator at the Powerhouse Museum, Sydney.

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y separately published work icon Luck in the Greater West Sydney : ABC Books , 2007 Z1447289 2007 single work novel

'Patrick White, a small-time crim, is struggling to make sense of his life in the suburbs. meeting Sonja, the daughter of a Russian migrant, helps him realise that there is hope to make more of his life and create his own luck.

Abdullah Najib and his mates spend time cruising the streets looking for girls; he feels invincible and powerful in the suburbs and will push his luck with anything that comes his way.

The lives of these characters intersect in the sprawling suburbs of western Sydney, a place where luck begins to trickle out and where lives will change irrevovably.' - back cover blurb
2007 winner ABC Fiction Award
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