Interestingly, the one that didn’t, Trent Dalton’s Boy swallows universe, has been making such a splash that I rather expected it to be shortlisted.
But, as we all know, you can never second guess literary judges. Categories Best Sellers.
Commenting on the shortlisted book, according to The Guardian, … Why Miles Franklin; Why Buy Precious Metals; Frequently Asked Questions; Close; Blog; Purchase. Here they are: The Lebs by Michael Mohammed Ahmad (Hachette Australia), see Kim’s review at Reading Matters Sand Archive by Gregory Day (Picador Australia), see my review; A Stolen Season by Rodney Hall (Picador Australia), see my review; The Death of Noah Glass by Gail Jones (Text Publishing) Too Much Lip by … Well, good news for me in that I had read three of the longlist, and two of those have made it through to the shortlist.
Gold products. The 2019 Miles Franklin Literary Award Shortlist is: THE LEBS by Michael Mohammed Ahmad (Hachette Australia): This coming-of-age novel explores the life of Bani Adam, as he grows up in Sydney’s western suburbs in a post-9/11 political climate. The shortlist of six books for the Miles Franklin 2019 award were announced on July 2. Miles Franklin shortlist announced, including The Lebs author Michael Mohammed Ahmad By national arts, culture and entertainment reporter Michaela Boland Posted 2 Jul July 2019 , updated 3 Jul July 2019 The shortlisted titles are: The Lebs (Michael Mohammed Ahmad, Hachette) A Sand Archive (Gregory Day, Picador) A Stolen Season (Rodney Hall, Picador) The Death of Noah Glass (Gail Jones, Text) Too Much Lip (Melissa Lucashenko, UQP) Dyschronia (Jennifer Mills, Picador). The shortlist for the 2019 Miles Franklin Literary Award was announced on 2 July in Sydney. It’s a list that includes three novelists who are making the shortlist for the first time (Gregory Day, Michael Mohammed Ahmad, and Jennifer Mills), along with two-time winner Rodney Hall and previous nominees Gail Jones and Melissa Lucashenko. The 2019 Miles Franklin Literary Award shortlist was announced last night at a ceremony held at the State Library of NSW.
The shortlist for the 2019 Miles Franklin Literary Award, worth $60,000, has been announced. Miles Franklin Award 2019 shortlist. United States Mint; Royal Canadian Mint; Perth Mint; Popular Foreign Mints; Popular Private Mints; Gold Bars; Silver products. July 2, 2019.
Bani has to negotiate his sense of identity and belonging in this hostile, confusing world, while dreaming of so much more. Posted by: Lisa Hill | July 2, 2019 2019 Miles Franklin Award shortlist.