Arnold Zable

Arnold Zable is a widely published writer, story-teller and educator. He was born in Wellington, New Zealand, and grew up in the inner-Melbourne suburb of Carlton. He was educated in local state schools, Melbourne University, and Columbia University. Formerly a lecturer in the Arts Faculty at Melbourne University, he has travelled and worked in a variety of jobs in the USA, India, Papua New Guinea, Europe, South-East Asia, and China.

Jewels and Ashes won five Australian literary awards: the 1991 National Book Council Lysbeth Cohen Award; the 1991 NSW Ethnic Affairs Commission Award; the 1991 FAW ANA Literature Award; the 1992 Braille Book of the Year Award; and the 1992 Talking Book of the Year Award.

Mr Zable's most recent books include Café Scheherazade, The Fig Tree, and Scraps of Heaven.

He is married, and lives in Melbourne with his wife and son.

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