The Great World
The Great World is a 1990 Miles Franklin literary award-winning novel by the Australian author David Malouf. It is an epic novel telling the story of two Australians during the turmoil of World War I & II; and second and the imprisonment of Japanese during World War - II.
 First edition | |
| Author | David Malouf |
|---|---|
| Country | Australia |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Chatto & Windus (UK) |
Publication date | 1990 |
| Media type | Paperback |
| Pages | 332 pp |
| ISBN | 0-7011-3415-1 |
| OCLC | 22953897 |
| 823 20 | |
| LC Class | PR9619.3.M265 G74 1990 |
| Preceded by | Harland's Half Acre |
| Followed by | Remembering Babylon |
Awards
- Adelaide Festival Awards for Literature, National Fiction Award, 1992: winner[1]
- Prix Femina étranger (France), Best Foreign Novel, 1991: winner[2]
- Miles Franklin Literary Award, 1991: winner[3]
- 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[4]
- National Library of Australia National Audio Book-of-the-Year Award, 1990: joint winner
References
- "Previous award winners by category". Adelaide Festival Awards for Literature. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
- "David Malouf Overview". Archived from the original on 21 December 2007.
- "Australian Authors – David Malouf". middlemiss.org. Archived from the original on 22 July 2008.
- "Commonwealth Writers' Prize Regional Winners 1987–2007" (PDF). Commonwealth Foundation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 October 2007.
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