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Matt Rubinstein Matt Rubinstein i(A23040 works by) (a.k.a. Matthew Ben Rubinstein)
Born: Established: 1974 Sydney, New South Wales, ;
Gender: Male
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BiographyHistory

Matt Rubinstein moved to Adelaide when he was eight, living there for fifteen years before returning to Sydney. He practised law for five years, then began writing full-time.

As well as his novels and other work listed here, he has written and co-written short films. Mona Lisa (2004) was co-written with Director Sotiris Dounoukos and has shown internationally. Paper and Sand (2006), co-written with Ian Kennedy Williams, was a finalist in two categories for the 2006 Dendy Awards, and was nominated for best Screenplay in a Short Film in the 2006 AFI awards. He has also written another film, Punch (2007).

Rubinstein is the son of writer Gillian Rubinstein (q.v.).

Most Referenced Works

Awards for Works

Body and Soul : Copyright Law and Enforcement in the Age of the Electronic Book 2012 2012 single work essay
— Appears in: Hermano Cerdo 2006-;
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , September no. 344 2012; (p. 33-34, 36-38, 40-41)
2012 winner The Calibre Prize
y separately published work icon A Little Rain on Thursday 2001 Melbourne : Text Publishing , 2007 Z1381123 2001 single work novel thriller Jack lives in a world of words. When he finds a fragile manuscript in the crypt of an old Sydney church, he is immediately fascinated. The language is like nothing he has ever seen. But are the manuscript's deepening secret's to be trusted? - from back cover
2001 runner-up The Australian / Vogel National Literary Award (for an unpublished manuscript) Awarded for an earlier version of A Little Rain on Thursday, under the title 'Vellum'.
y separately published work icon Solstice St Leonards : Allen and Unwin , 1994 Z97182 1994 single work novel humour Solstice is a novel in verse set over the twenty-four hours of the longest day of the year, in Adelaide. It is a story of love and exploration told in the sonnet form, one verse for each few minutes of the day. (From Rubinstein's website)
1993 shortlisted The Australian / Vogel National Literary Award (for an unpublished manuscript)
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