Alan Gold (author)

Alan Gold
Born1945
Leicester, England
Died2024 (aged 78–79)
LanguageEnglish
NationalityNew South Wales, Australia
GenreHistorical Fiction
Years active1975–2024

Alan David Gold (1945–2024) was a novelist, columnist, and human rights activist.[1]

Life and career

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Born in Leicester, United Kingdom, Alan Gold began his working life on British provincial newspapers such as the Leicester Mercury before becoming a freelance correspondent in the United Kingdom and Europe. He and his wife Eva moved to Australia in 1970.[2]

He wrote more than thirty books which were published and translated internationally. His novels dealt with a wide range of subjects, most often associated with modern and ancient history and politics and Judaism.

He was a regular literary critic for The Australian and also an opinion columnist for The Spectator Australia.[3] In June 2000, he was the New South Wales Human Rights Orator, as well as the B'nai B'rith Human Rights Orator in Sydney and Melbourne. He was a visiting guest lecturer in literature at major Australian universities and a regular lecturer and speaker on matters of literature, racism, and human rights.

He was a past President of the Anti-Defamation Unit of B'nai B'rith, was a member of think tanks the Sydney Institute and the Centre for Independent Studies, and a board member of the international writers' centre, Varuna, the Vice President of the human rights program Courage to Care, and the literary co-ordinator of the New South Wales University Shalom College's Festival, Limmud Oz. He was a visiting scholar to the Melbourne Limmud Oz.

He was married with three children and lived in Sydney, Australia.

Gold died after a long illness in June 2024. His funeral was held at Rookwood Cemetery on 19 June 2024.[4][5]

Bibliography

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Books

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Year Title Imprint ISBN
1975 The Pregnant Father (illustrated by Graham Austin) Fontana ISBN 0006341470
1992 Marketing for Small Business Allen & Unwin ISBN 1863730915
1993 The Jericho Files HarperCollins ISBN 0732249945
1994 The Lost Testament ISBN 0732250773
1995 The Final Candidate ISBN 0732251788
1998 The Marmara Contract HarperCollins ISBN 0732259916
The Gift of Evil ISBN 0732256534
1999 Minyan ISBN 0732264006
Berlin Song ISBN 0732265851
2001 Jezebel ISBN 073226829X
2003 The Pirate Queen ISBN 0732268281
2005 Warrior Queen: The Story of Boudica, Celtic Queen New American Library ISBN 0451215257
2006 El Imperio de la Reina Via Magna (Spain) ISBN 8493467960
2013 Bloodline Simon & Schuster ISBN 9781922052834
2014 Stateless ISBN 9781922052889
Bell of the Desert Yucca Publishing ISBN 9781631580079
2015 Birthright Atria Publishing Group ISBN 9781476759869
Bat Out of Hell Yucca Publishing ISBN 9781631580628
2016 The Mechanic ISBN 9781631580857
Redemption: Three Thousand Years of Rulers, Religion, Power, Politics, Corruption, and a City Named Jerusalem CreateSpace ISBN 9781537145525
2018 The Pretender's Lady Skyhorse Publishing ISBN 1510732829
2020 The Book of Mary GWPublishers ISBN 0648710254

Essays and columns

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References

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  1. ^ Austlit - Alan Gold
  2. ^ "Alan Gold". HarperCollins. Retrieved 26 October 2017.
  3. ^ Alan Gold
  4. ^ "Funeral & Minyan Times". Chevra Kadisha Sydney. Retrieved 26 June 2024.
  5. ^ "Alan Gold: 1945-2024". jwire.com.au. 11 July 2024.
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