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Miles Franklin Literary Award 2024

Miles Franklin Literary Award 2024

What does the 2024 Miles Franklin shortlist tell us about our shared imagination? Bernadette Brennan and Geordie Williamson join Kate and Cassie to examine the winner, Alexis Wright's epic novel Praiseworthy, and all the finalists for Australia’s most prestigious literary prize. BOOKS WINNER: Alexis Wright, Praiseworthy (Giramondo) REST OF SHORTLIST: Hossein Asgari, Only Sound Remains (Puncher & Wattmann) Jen Craig, Wall (Puncher & Wattmann) André Dao, Anam (Hamish Hamilton) Gregory Day, The Bell of the World (Transit Lounge) Sanya Rushdi, Hospital, (Giramondo) GUESTS Bernadette Brennan, literary scholar, biographer, and former judge of the Miles Franklin Geordie Williamson, literary critic and publisher CREDITS Presenter, Kate Evans + Cassie McCullagh Producer, Kate Evans + Sarah Corbett Sound engineer, Tegan Nicholls and Ann Marie Debettencor Executive producer, Rhiannon Brown

The Bookshelf · Australian Broadcasting Corporation

August 9, 202454m 35s

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What does the 2024 Miles Franklin shortlist tell us about our shared imagination? Bernadette Brennan and Geordie Williamson join Kate and Cassie to examine the winner, Alexis Wright's epic novel Praiseworthy, and all the finalists for Australia’s most prestigious literary prize.

BOOKS

WINNER:

Alexis Wright, Praiseworthy (Giramondo)

REST OF SHORTLIST:

Hossein Asgari, Only Sound Remains (Puncher & Wattmann)Jen Craig, Wall (Puncher & Wattmann)André Dao, Anam (Hamish Hamilton)Gregory Day, The Bell of the World (Transit Lounge)Sanya Rushdi, Hospital, (Giramondo)

GUESTS

Bernadette Brennan, literary scholar, biographer, and former judge of the Miles Franklin

Geordie Williamson, literary critic and publisher

CREDITS

Presenter, Kate Evans + Cassie McCullaghProducer, Kate Evans + Sarah CorbettSound engineer, Tegan Nicholls and Ann Marie DebettencorExecutive producer, Rhiannon Brown

Topics

miles franklinalexis wrightpraiseworthyliteratureaustraliapoliticsindigenous