Morris Lurie

Morris Lurie
BornMoses Lurie
(1938-10-30)30 October 1938
Carlton, Victoria, Australia
Died8 October 2014(2014-10-08) (aged 75)
Wantirna, Victoria, Australia
LanguageEnglish
NationalityAustralian
Alma materRoyal Melbourne Institute of Technology
Period1966–2014
Notable awardsPatrick White Award (2006)
SpouseHelen Taylor

Moses "Morris" Lurie (30 October 1938  8 October 2014) was an Australian writer of comic novels, short stories, essays, plays, and children's books. His work focused on the comic mishaps of Jewish-Australian men (often writers) of Lurie's generation, who are invariably jazz fans.