Courtenay died at his family home in the Australian capital Canberra.
Australian author Bryce Courtenay, whose first and final books drew on his tough early-life experiences in Africa, has died of stomach cancer. He was 79.
He started writing in midlife and called his first novels "practice books," but his debut was a success. "The Power of One" was published in 1989, translated into 12 languages and became a hit movie.
His publisher Penguin Group said Friday that Courtenay
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