Showing posts with label Awards. Show all posts
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Friday, 22 June 2007

Carpentaria: Winner of 2007 Miles Franklin Literary Award

Carpentaria, an 'epic' novel centering on indigenous issues in Australia's Gulf Country, has won this year's Miles Franklin Literary Award.

Previously won by luminaries such as Peter Carey and Tim Winton, this award recognises a 'published novel or play portraying Australian life in any of its phases'.

This year's choice, written by Alexis Wright, is seen as a critical step in the recognition of the importance of indigenous stories and writing in Australia.

Has anyone read this book? Do you have a view?





*photos and art in this post have been sourced
from here