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Miles Franklin Literary Award まいるず・ふらんくりん ぶんがくしょう

Edition 26 (1984)

Literary awardNovelAustralian literatureFiction

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Timothy John Winton てぃむ・うぃんとん Winner

Set against coastal and fishing communities, the novel explores the relationship between nature and humanity, the bonds of community, and a sense of individual loss through a poetic, sensory style. Its portrayal of life rooted in land and sea reveals both human resilience and fragility.

A quiet, sharp portrait of the tension between sea and human life.

235 pages
sea and naturecommunitylonelinessrenewal