The Hamilton Case

The Hamilton Case

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name = The Hamilton Case
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author = Michelle de Kretser
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country = Australia
language = English
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genre = Literary, Crime novel
publisher = Random House, Australia
release_date = 2003
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media_type = Print (Hardback & Paperback)
pages = 369 pp
isbn = ISBN 1740511972
preceded_by = The Rose Grower
followed_by = The Lost Dog

The Hamilton Case is a 2003 novel by Michelle de Kretser. The book won the Commonwealth Writers Prize (SE Asia & Pacific) and the Encore Prize (UK). The work centres around the lives of the somewhat eccentric Obeysekere family, in particular Sam, and the 1930s setting explores themes of colonization in Ceylon, now called Sri Lanka. The title refers to a fictional case involving the murder of an English planter in Ceylon, which Sam Obeysekere, a lawyer, attempts to solve. "Time Magazine" named the book as one of the five best novels of 2004, referring to the date published in the United States. [cite web|url=http://www.time.com/time/bestandworst/2004/books.html |title=Time 2004 Best and Worst Books |accessdate=2008-02-18 |publisher=Time]

Awards

*Frankfurt Literaturpreis, 2007: winner
*International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award, 2005: longlisted
*Tasmania Pacific Region Prize, Tasmania Pacific Fiction Prize, 2005: winner
*Festival Awards for Literature (SA), Dymocks Booksellers Award for Fiction, 2004: shortlisted
*Commonwealth Writers Prize, South East Asia and South Pacific Region, Best Book, 2004: winner
*Encore Award, 2004: winner
*Barnes & Noble Discover Great New Writers Awards, Fiction, 2004: second
*The Age Book of the Year Award, Fiction Prize, 2003: shortlisted
*Victorian Premier's Literary Award, The Vance Palmer Prize for Fiction, 2003: shortlisted

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