Are either Frank Herbert and Paul Auster Australian?
Paul Auster Paul Benjamin Auster (born February 3, 1947) is an American writer and director whose writing blends absurdism, existentialism, crime fiction, and the search for identity and personal meaning. His notable works include "The New York Trilogy" (1987), "Moon Palace" (1989), "The Music of Chance" (1990), "The Book of Illusions" (2002), and "The Brooklyn Follies" (2005). His books have been translated into more than forty languages.
Herb Gilbert Jr. Herbert Michael Gilbert (1917-1983) was a three-time premiership winning and State representative Australian rugby league footballer of the 1930s and 1940s. A hooker who played with the St. George and Balmain clubs, he won premierships and made state representative appearances, both before and after active service in World War II.