Questions of Travel
International Dublin Literary Award · 2014 · Shortlist
Award History
| Award | Year | Status |
|---|---|---|
| International Dublin Literary Award | 2014 | Shortlist |
About This Book
Michelle de Kretser's novel follows an Australian woman and a Sri Lankan man whose lives intertwine across continents and decades in a meditation on travel, displacement, and belonging. Shortlisted for the Dublin Literary Award.
About the Author
Michelle de Kretser is an Australian novelist of Sri Lankan origin who has won the Miles Franklin Award twice — for Questions of Travel (2013) and The Life to Come (2018). She grew up in Sri Lanka before emigrating to Australia. Her work is distinguished by its formal sophistication, its probing examination of postcolonial identity, and its depictions of the contradictions of modern global life. Read more →
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