- Dreams of Speaking
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Dreams of Speaking Author(s) Gail Jones Country Australia Language English Genre(s) Novel Publisher Vintage Books, Australia Publication date 2006 Media type Print (Paperback) Pages 229 pp ISBN 1741665221 OCLC Number 65526988 Dewey Decimal 823 22 LC Classification PR9619.3.J6863 D74 2006b Preceded by Sixty Lights Followed by Sorry Dreams of Speaking is a 2006 novel by Australian author Gail Jones.
Contents
Themes
The novel explores the themes of the creative writing process, memory, loneliness and cross-cultural friendships.
Epigraph
"Let us sculpt in hopeless silence all our dreams of speaking" - Fernando Pessoa, The Book of Disquiet
Awards
- International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award, 2008: shortlisted
- Miles Franklin Literary Award, 2007: shortlisted
- New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards, Christina Stead Prize for Fiction, 2007: shortlisted
- Nita Kibble Literary Award, 2007: shortlisted
- Orange Prize for Fiction (UK), 2006: longlisted
- Western Australian Premier's Book Awards, Fiction, 2006: shortlisted
Notes
- This novel was also printed in a German edition.
Reviews
Categories: Australian novels | 2006 novels | 2000s novel stubs
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