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| Author | Drusilla Modjeska |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Genre | novel |
| Publisher | Vintage |
Publication date | 2012 |
| Publication place | Australia |
| Media type | Print (paperback) |
| Pages | 432 pp |
| ISBN | 9781741666502 |
| Preceded by | The Orchard |
The Mountain (2012) is a novel by Australian author Drusilla Modjeska.[1] It was shortlisted for the 2013 Miles Franklin Award.
Overview
[edit]The novel consists of two parts: "Book One" which features a group of ex-pat Australians and Papuans on a Papua New Guinea university campus in the period shortly before independence; and "Book Two", set after PNG independence and follows one character's journey back to Australia.
Critical response
[edit]Lloyd Jones in The Guardian noted that the novel is "a big and ambitious novel charting new territory in Australian contemporary fiction. There is much to admire."[2] Eleanor Limprecht in The Sydney Morning Herald found the novel "is a complex, multi-layered novel, so that the central story is viewed through different angles, in different lights, and comes to mean many different things.[3]
Awards and nominations
[edit]| Year | Award | Category | Result | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | ALS Gold Medal | — | Longlisted | |
| Australian Book Industry Awards | Australian Literary Fiction Book of the Year | Shortlisted | ||
| Indie Book Awards | Fiction | Shortlisted | [4] | |
| Miles Franklin Award | — | Shortlisted | [5] | |
| 2014 | Barbara Jefferis Award | — | Shortlisted | [6] |
References
[edit]- ^ "The Mountain by Drusilla Modjeska". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
- ^ "The Mountain by Drusilla Modjeska - Review by Lloyd Jones", The Guardian, 13 June 2013
- ^ "The Mountain" by Eleanor Limprecht, Sydney Morning Herald, 6 May 2012
- ^ ""The 2013 Indie Awards Shortlist Announced"". Readings. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
- ^ Staff writer (30 April 2013). "The Miles Franklin Literary Award 2013 Shortlist". Miles Franklin Literary Award. Archived from the original on 3 May 2013. Retrieved 30 April 2013.
- ^ ""Barbara Jefferis Award 2014 shortlist announced"". Books+Publishing. Retrieved 27 March 2024.