The Cupboard Under the Stairs
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The Cupboard Under the Stairs is a Miles Franklin Award
winning novel by Australia
n author George Turner
. This novel shared the award with The Well Dressed Explorer
by Thea Astley
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The novel tells the story of Harry White, who attempts to rebuild his life after spending six years in a mental institution.
Miles Franklin Award
The Miles Franklin Literary Award is an annual literary prize for the best Australian ‘published novel or play portraying Australian life in any of its phases’. The award was set up according to the will of Miles Franklin , who is best known for writing the Australian classic My Brilliant Career ...
winning novel by Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n author George Turner
George Turner (writer)
George Reginald Turner was an Australian writer and critic, best known for the science fiction novels written in the later part of his career. He was notable for being a "late bloomer" in science fiction . His first SF story and novel appeared in 1978, when he was in his early sixties...
. This novel shared the award with The Well Dressed Explorer
The Well Dressed Explorer
The Well Dressed Explorer is a Miles Franklin Award winning novel by Australian author Thea Astley. This novel shared the award with The Cupboard Under the Stairs by George Turner.-Plot summary:...
by Thea Astley
Thea Astley
Thea Astley was an Australian novelist and short story writer. She was a prolific writer who was published for over 40 years from 1958. At the time of her death, she had won more Miles Franklin Awards, Australia's major literary award, than any other writer...
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The novel tells the story of Harry White, who attempts to rebuild his life after spending six years in a mental institution.