The Great World

The Great World

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author = David Malouf
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country = Australia
language = English
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genre = Novel
publisher = Chatto & Windus, England
release_date = 19990
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media_type = Paperback
pages = 332
isbn = 0701134151
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"The Great World" is a 1990 Miles Franklin literary award winning novel by the Australian author David Malouf.

Awards

*Festival Awards for Literature (SA), National Fiction Award, 1992: winner
*Prix Femina (France), Best Foreign Novel, 1991: winner
*Miles Franklin Literary Award, 1991: winner
*Commonwealth Writers Prize, Overall Best Book Award, 1991: winner
*Commonwealth Writers Prize, South-East Asia and South Pacific Region, Best Book from the Region Award, 1991: winner
*National Library of Australia National Audio Book-of-the-Year Award, 1990: joint winner


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