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# Christopher J. Koch

(1932–2013)   Novelist

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Christopher J. Koch was a novelist.

## Quick Facts About Christopher J. Koch

Born July 16, 1932

Died September 23, 2013

Profession Novelist

## About Christopher J. Koch

Australian novelist (1932–2013)... \| Christopher John Koch AO was an Australian novelist, known for his 1978 novel The Year of Living Dangerously, which was adapted into an Academy Award-winning film by the same name for which he co-wrote the screenplay. He twice won the Miles Franklin Award. In 1995, he was made an Officer of the Orde

##  Quotes by Christopher J. Koch

> [“It just isn't bearable to be fully awake.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christopher-j-koch/it-just-isn-t-bearable-to-be-fully-awake/)

[Christopher J. Koch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christopher-j-koch/)

[Awake](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/awake/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0ae/christopher-j-koch-86757_awake_it-just-isn-t-bearable-to-be-fully-awake_726910.jpg)

> [“You go along with my giant brother to Priok. In the passer,he dares to kiss you. So it begins.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christopher-j-koch/you-go-along-with-my-giant-brother-to-priok-in-the-passer-he-dares-to/)

[Christopher J. Koch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christopher-j-koch/)

[Brother](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/brother/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2a9/christopher-j-koch-86757_brother_you-go-along-with-my-giant-brother-to-pr_2807735.jpg)

> [“They were linked by the usual shared enthusiasms to which lovers give exaggerated importance: a fondness for Vivaldi and the Beatles;”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christopher-j-koch/they-were-linked-by-the-usual-shared-enthusiasms-to-which-lovers-give/)

[Christopher J. Koch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christopher-j-koch/)

[Enthusiasms Lovers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/enthusiasms-lovers-5979079/)

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