The Tivington Nott
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Author | Alex Miller |
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Country | Australia |
Language | English |
Genre | Novel |
Publisher | Robert Hale |
Publication date | 1989 |
Media type | |
Pages | 174 pp |
ISBN | 0-7090-3548-9 |
The Tivington Nott is a novel by the Australian author Alex Miller and is based on the lives of real people in Somerset on the borders of Exmoor. Miller tells his own story of a young labourer swept up in the adventure of riding second horse in a west country stag hunt. The Tivington Nott was first published by Robert Hale (UK) in 1989 and was republished by Allen & Unwin (Australia) in 2005.
Awards and nominations[]
- 1989 Winner, Braille Book of the Year Award
Reviews[]
- Peter Pierce, 2004, 'The solitariness of Alex Miller', Australian Literary Studies, 21 (3). pp. 299–311 [1] accessed January 2014.
- 'Altogether brilliant. This man knows his hunting country.' - Somerset County Gazette
Interviews[]
Jane Sullivan, 'Interview: Alex Miller', 'The Sydney Morning Herald', October 5, 2013, [2], accessed January 2014.
References[]
Categories:
- Novels by Alex Miller
- Novels set in Somerset
- 1989 novels
- Robert Hale books
- 1980s novel stubs