The Life to Come
Miles Franklin Literary Award · 2018 · Winner
Award History
| Award | Year | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Miles Franklin Literary Award | 2018 | Winner |
About This Book
A collection of loosely connected stories examining the ethical compromises of contemporary Australian and global life.
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 →
