What is Christopher Koch?
{{Infobox writer | name = Christopher Koch <small>[[Order of Australia|AO]]</small> | image = | image_size = | alt = | caption = | pseudonym = | birth_name = | birth_date = {{Birth date|1932|7|16|df=y}} | birth_place = [[Hobart]], [[Tasmania]], Australia | death_date = {{Death date and age|2013|9|23|1932|7|16|df=y}} | death_place = Hobart, Tasmania, Australia | resting_place = | occupation = Novelist | language = English | nationality = Australian | education = [[St Virgil's College]] | alma_mater = [[University of Tasmania]] | period = | genre = | subject = | movement = | notableworks = ''[[The Year of Living Dangerously (novel)|The Year of Living Dangerously]]'' | spouse = {{marriage|Irene Vilnois|1959|1979}} (Divorced)<br />Robin Whyte-Butler | partner = | children = [[Gareth Koch]] | relatives = | awards = [[Miles Franklin Award]] (1985, 1996) | signature = | signature_alt = | module = | website = <!-- www.example.com --> | portaldisp = }} '''Christopher John Koch''' [[Order of Australia|AO]] (16 July 1932 – 23 September 2013) was an [[Australia]]n novelist. He is best known for his 1978 novel ''[[The Year of Living Dangerously (novel)|The Year of Living Dangerously]]'', which was made into an award-winning movie.<ref name=smhobit>[http://www.smh.com.au/comment/obituaries/christopher-koch-the-year-of-living-dangerously-author-opened-our-eyes-to-indonesia-20130924-2uatz.html Christopher Koch: The Year of Living Dangerously author opened our eyes to Indonesia], ''The Sydney Morning Herald'', 24 September 2013.</ref> He won the [[Miles Franklin Award]] twice; ''[[The Doubleman]]'' in 1985, and ''[[Highways to a War]]'' in 1996. In 1995 he was made an [[Order of Australia|Officer of the Order of Australia]] for contribution to Australian literature. Koch was born in [[Hobart, Tasmania]] in 16 July 1932. He was educated at Clemes College, [[St Virgil'