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Michael Malay

Michael Malay is a writer and Senior Lecturer in English Literature and Environmental Humanities, based in Bristol. He was raised in Jakarta, Indonesia, before moving to Australia with his family at the age of ten. His writing has been published in various journals, including The Clearing and The Willowherb Review. His first book, Late Light, is about migration, extinction and uncharismatic creatures. 

He is currently working on two new projects, one about the life of John Berger, and the other about the relationship between plants and politics.

Books

  • Late Light (2023)

  • Gifts of Gravity and Light – contributor (2021)

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