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
Winners
1 peopleSet 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