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John Tesarsch is the author of four acclaimed novels: The Philanthropist, The Last Will and Testament of Henry Hoffman, Dinner with the Dissidents (shortlisted for the Colin Roderick Award), and When Jokers Were Kings. Previously, John was a cellist. He won the national final of the Apex Australia/Robert Stolz Scholarship, which enabled him to study at the Vienna Conservatorium, as a guest of the city. He attended international master courses and performed in concert halls, and on radio and television, until he developed an allergy to cello rosin that ended his career. After travelling widely, he returned to Australia, completed degrees in law and musicology, pursued a career as a barrister and survived tongue cancer, before he turned to writing. He now lives in Melbourne.
