Miles Franklin Literary Award 2024 Shortlist

The 2024 shortlist for the Miles Franklin Literary Award includes novels from Jen Clark and Gregory Day; debut writers Sanya Rushdi, Hossein Asgari, and André Dao; and previous winner of the Miles Franklin Literary Award, Alexis Wright.

The winner of the prize will be announced on August 1st.

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Only Sound Remains

Hossein Asgari

Shortlisted, Miles Franklin Literary Award 2024

Saeed has not returned to Iran after publishing his novel The Imaginary Narrative of a Real Murder for fear of political persecution. He is…

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Wall

Jen Craig

A woman returns to Australia to clear out her father’s house, with an eye to transforming the contents into an art installation in the tradition of the revered Chinese artist…

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Anam

Andre Dao

Anam is a novel about memory and inheritance, colonialism and belonging, home and exile.

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The Bell of the World

Gregory Day

When a troubled Sarah Hutchinson returns to Australia from boarding school in England and time spent in Europe, she is sent to live with her eccentric Uncle Ferny on the…

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Hospital

Sanya Rushdi, Arunava Sinha (trans.)

In Melbourne a one-time research student with interests in philosophy and psychology is diagnosed with her third episode of psychosis. As she is moved from her family home to a…

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Praiseworthy

Alexis Wright

Praiseworthy is an epic set in the north of Australia, told with the richness of language and scale of imagery for which Alexis Wright has become renowned.

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