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Questions Of Travel

by Michelle de Kretser
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Questions Of Travel - Thryft
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For travel enthusiasts and literary fiction lovers.

Questions of Travel is a stunning portrayal of two vastly different lives intertwined by the common thread of travel. The unique feature of this book is the author's ability to transport readers to different parts of the world through her vivid descriptions and character development. Highly recommended for those who enjoy thought-provoking and beautifully written fiction.

  • Miles Franklin Literary Award (2013)
  • Prime Minister's Literary Awards for Fiction (2013)
  • Australian Book Industry Award (ABIA) Nominee for Literary Fiction (2013)
  • ALS Gold Medal (2013)
  • The Stella Prize Nominee for Shortlist (2013)
  • Nita B. Kibble Literary Award Nominee (2013)
  • Dublin Literary Award Nominee for Shortlist (2014)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.
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Questions Of Travel

by Michelle de Kretser
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ISBN: 9781743317334
Authors: Michelle de Kretser
Publisher: Allen & Unwin
Date of Publication: 2013-06-01
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Literary Fiction, Contemporary
Related Topics: Literature, Asia
Goodreads rating: 3.08
(rated by 2864 readers)

Description

Laura Fraser grows up in Sydney, Australia, motherless, with a cold, professional father and an artistic bent. Ravi Mendes is on the other side of the world--his humble father dead, his mother struggling, he determined to make it by way of the burgeoning field of computer science. Their stories alternate throughout Michelle de Kretser's ravishing new novel, culminating in unlikely fates for them both, destinies influenced by travel--voluntary in her case, enforced in his.When Laura inherited money from the aunt who raised her, she set off to see the world-alone," because two makes one a tourist." When Ravi's family was devastated by a politically motivated atrocity, he sought asylum in Sydney. The two meet there at a travel-guide publishing house. She is an editor who lives with an elderly Italian, and he is a website designer who wants only to make a living, see a bit of Australia, and possibly court Hana, a cosmopolitan Ethiopian woman. Where do these disparate characters truly belong? With her trademark subtlety, Michelle de Kretser shows us that, in the 21st century, they belong wherever they want to and can be--home or away. She has written a masterful novel for our time that resonates with dazzling beauty, uncanny common sense, sharp wit, and a deep knowledge of what makes us tick.
 

For travel enthusiasts and literary fiction lovers.

Questions of Travel is a stunning portrayal of two vastly different lives intertwined by the common thread of travel. The unique feature of this book is the author's ability to transport readers to different parts of the world through her vivid descriptions and character development. Highly recommended for those who enjoy thought-provoking and beautifully written fiction.

  • Miles Franklin Literary Award (2013)
  • Prime Minister's Literary Awards for Fiction (2013)
  • Australian Book Industry Award (ABIA) Nominee for Literary Fiction (2013)
  • ALS Gold Medal (2013)
  • The Stella Prize Nominee for Shortlist (2013)
  • Nita B. Kibble Literary Award Nominee (2013)
  • Dublin Literary Award Nominee for Shortlist (2014)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.