Landscape of Farewell
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Landscape of Farewell is a 2007 novel by the Australian author Alex Miller
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Alex Miller (writer)
Alexander McPhee Miller is an Australian novelist. Born in London, England to Scottish parents, he migrated to Australia at the age of 16. After working and travelling he graduated from the University of Melbourne in English and History in 1965...
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Awards and nominations
- Commonwealth Writers Prize, South East Asia and South Pacific Region, Best Book, 2008: shortlisted
- Miles Franklin Literary Award, 2008: shortlisted
- New South Wales Premier's Literary AwardsNew South Wales Premier's Literary AwardsThe New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards were established in 1979 by the New South Wales Premier Neville Wran. Commenting on its purpose, Wran said: "We want the arts to take, and be seen to take, their proper place in our social priorities...
, Christina Stead Prize for Fiction, 2008: shortlisted - Australian Literature Society Gold Medal, 2008: shortlisted
- Australia-Asia Literary AwardAustralia-Asia Literary AwardAustralia-Asia Literary Award was an initiative of the Government of Western Australia Department of Culture and the Arts. It was one of the richest literary prizes in the region, indeed the world, with a purse of A$110,000. The Award was established in 2007. The first and only winner was...
, 2008: longlisted
Reviews
- "The Age" http://www.theage.com.au/news/book-reviews/landscape-of-farewell/2007/11/13/1194766660681.html
- "The Australian" 1 http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,22791430-5003900,00.html
- "The Australian" 2 http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,22654251-25132,00.html
- "The Sydney Morning Herald" http://www.smh.com.au/news/book-reviews/landscape-of-farewell/2007/11/16/1194766946435.html