Donald Horne
Donald Horne | |
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| Born | Donald Richmond Horne 26 December 1921 Kogarah, New South Wales, Australia |
| Died | 8 September 2005 (aged 83) Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation | Journalist, writer, social critic, academic |
| Education | Canterbury Boys High School |
| Alma mater | University of Sydney |
| Genre | Non-fiction, fiction, social commentary, autobiography |
| Years active | 1939–2003 |
| Notable works | The Lucky Country (1964) |
| Spouse | Myfanwy Horne |
| Children | 2 |
| Relatives | Ross Gollan (father-in-law) |
Donald Richmond Horne AO (26 December 1921 – 8 September 2005) was an Australian journalist, writer, social critic, and academic who became one of Australia's best known public intellectuals, from the 1960s until his death.
Horne was a prolific author who published four novels and more than twenty volumes of history, memoir and political and cultural analysis. He also edited The Bulletin, The Observer and Quadrant. His best known work was The Lucky Country (1964), an evaluation of Australian society that questioned many traditional attitudes: "Australia is a lucky country, run by second-rate people who share its luck."