Drylands (novel)

Drylands (novel)
Drylands  
Author(s) Thea Astley
Country Australia
Language English
Genre(s) Novel
Publisher Penguin, Australia
Publication date 1999
Media type Print (Hardback & Paperback)
Pages 293 pp
ISBN ISBN 067088619X
OCLC Number 42402469
Dewey Decimal 823/.914 21
LC Classification PR9619.3.A75 D79 1999

Drylands (1999) (subtitled "A Book for the World's Last Reader") is a Miles Franklin Award winning novel by Australian author Thea Astley. This novel shared the award with Benang by Kim Scott.

Contents

Awards

Reviews

  • "Australian Book Review" [1]

Notes

For a description of "drylands" see biomes.

References


Awards and achievements
Preceded by
Eucalyptus
Miles Franklin Award recipient
2000
with Benang
Succeeded by
Dark Palace

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