Wright’s much-lauded Praiseworthy joins Gregory Day, André Dao, Sanya Rushdi, Jen Craig and Hossein Asgari to compete for Australia’s highest literary honour
Wright’s much-lauded Praiseworthy joins Gregory Day, André Dao, Sanya Rushdi, Jen Craig and Hossein Asgari to compete for Australia’s highest literary honourAlexis Wright continues her dream run with the acclaimed novel Praiseworthy, one of six books announced as the shortlist for the 2024 Miles Franklin literary award, Australia’s highest literary honour.
Miles Franklin judges said the 736-page epic novel about a remote Indigenous community facing impending environmental collapse was expansive in every way. Sign up for the fun stuff with our rundown of must-reads, pop culture and tips for the weekend, every Saturday morning Three first-time novelists made it on the shortlist. Hospital, the debut from Bangladesh-born Australian writer Sanya Rushdi, was written in the author’s mother tongue and translated by Arunava Sinha.
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