Seven Types of Ambiguity (novel)
Author | Elliot Perlman |
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Country | Australia |
Language | English |
Genre | Novel |
Publisher | Picador |
Publication date | 2003 |
Media type | Print Paperback |
Pages | 607 pp |
ISBN | 0330364235 (first edition, paperback) |
Preceded by | Three Dollars |
Followed by | The Street Sweeper |
Seven Types of Ambiguity is a 2003 novel by Australian writer Elliot Perlman.
Plot summary[]
The novel is narrated by seven different characters whose lives intersect in various ways. The first of these, Alex Klima, is a Czech psychiatrist who has been hired to treat Simon for his depression. Simon is obsessed with his ex-lover Anna, and it is this obsession that leads him in a downward spiral. He takes a child from school but the child is found a few hours later. The boy is the son of Anna and the police wonder if the case is more complex than it first appears.
Awards[]
- 2004 shortlisted Commonwealth Writers Prize — South East Asia and South Pacific Region — Best Book
- 2004 shortlisted Miles Franklin Literary Award
- 2004 shortlisted Queensland Premier's Literary Awards — Best Fiction Book
Reviews[]
Television series[]
A six-part series based on the novel was screened on ABC Television in 2017.
References[]
Categories:
- 2003 Australian novels
- 2000s novel stubs