Extinctions
Author(s): Josephine Wilson
Winner of the prestigious Miles Franklin AwardProfessor Frederick Lothian, retired engineer, world expert on concrete and connoisseur of modernist design, has quarantined himself from life by moving to a retirement village. Surrounded and obstructed by the debris of his life, he is determined to be miserable, but is tired of his existence and of the life he has chosen.When a series of unfortunate incidents forces him and his neighbour, Jan, together, he begins to realise the damage done by the accumulation of a lifetime's secrets and lies, and to comprehend his own shortcomings. Finally, Frederick Lothian has the opportunity to build something meaningful for the ones he loves.Humorous, poignant and galvanising, this is a novel about all kinds of extinction - natural, racial, national and personal - and what we can do to prevent them.
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*WINNER OF THE MILES FRANKLIN LITERARY AWARD 2017*
Miles Franklin Literary Award Winner 2017
Peppered with clever observations, the writing is sharp and the interactions in Extinctions are complex, building a rewarding narrative about being lost but ultimately getting found. PORTIA LINDSAY, BOOKS+PUBLISHING
General Fields
- :
- : UWA Publishing
- : UWAP
- : 0.3
- : 01 May 2016
- : 234mm X 153mm
- : Australia
- : 01 November 2016
- : 01 December 2020
- : books
Special Fields
- : Josephine Wilson
- : , black & white illustrations
- : 300
- : 823.92
- : en
- : 617
- : Paperback