Publisher details
- Author
- Michelle de Kretser
- Publisher
- Allen & Unwin
- Genres
- Fiction, Miles Franklin Literary Award winner, Prime Minister’s Literary Award
- Released
- 01 August, 2013
- ISBN
- 9781743317334
Questions of Travel
Synopsis
A mesmerising literary novel, Questions of Travel charts two very different lives. Laura travels the world before returning to Sydney, where she works for a publisher of travel guides. Ravi dreams of being a tourist until he is driven from Sri Lanka by devastating events.Around these two superbly drawn characters, a double narrative assembles an enthralling array of people, places and stories - from Theo, whose life plays out in the long shadow of the past, to Hana, an Ethiopian woman determined to reinvent herself in Australia.Award-winning author Michelle de Kretser illuminates travel, work and modern dreams in this brilliant evocation of the way we live now. Wonderfully written, Questions of Travel is an extraordinary work of imagination - a transformative, very funny and intensely moving novel.Winner, 2013 Miles Franklin Literary AwardWinner, 2013 ALS Gold MedalWinner, 2013 Prime Minister's Literary Award for FictionWinner, 2013 WA Premier's Book Awards - Premier's PrizeWinner, 2013 WA Premier's Book Awards - Fiction
Books by Michelle de Kretser
Questions of Travel
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The Lost Dog
The Hamilton Case
The Life to Come
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