The Pages (novel)
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Author | Murray Bail |
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Country | Australia |
Language | English |
Publisher | Text Publishing |
Publication date | 2008 |
Media type | Print (Hardback & Paperback) |
Pages | 199 |
ISBN | 9781921351464 |
Preceded by | Eucalyptus |
Followed by | The Voyage |
The Pages is a 2008 novel by Australian novelist Murray Bail.
Plot summary[]
An Australian bush philosopher, Wesley Antill, dies leaving behind a vast collection of philosophical works. His will indicates that it should be published so Antill's siblings arrange for Erica, a philosopher, and Sophie, a psychoanalyst, to examine the work and decide if it is actually publishable.
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Awards and nominations[]
- 2009 shortlisted Miles Franklin Literary Award
- 2009 shortlisted Victorian Premier's Literary Awards — The Vance Palmer Prize for Fiction
- 2009 shortlisted Prime Minister's Literary Awards — Fiction
References[]
Categories:
- 2008 Australian novels
- Novels set in New South Wales
- Text Publishing books