Are you a fan of reading and looking for new novels to read? Are you also interested in everything related to Australia? This time we will meet the best novels about Australia.
Let's start by mentioning Eucalyptus by Murray Bail, a 1998 novel. It is a novel set in rural New South Wales, in which a man living on a farm announces to his 19-year-old daughter Ellen that she can marry the first man to name all the plant species that live around her. A number of potential suitors from around the world show up, but many are more interested in the challenge than the award itself. This story reads like a magical fairy tale about love, destiny, and nature. This book won the 1999 Commonwealth Writers Prize and the 1999 Miles Franklin Prize.
It is also worth noting the case of Oscar and Lucinda, a novel by Peter Carey from 1988. Oscar and Lucinda is an unforgettable book set in the mid-1988th century in Australia. It is a lighthearted story that blends romance with history, humor, and religion well. The two characters - Oscar, an Oxford clergyman, and Lucinda, an orphan heiress - share a fondness for gambling. This book won the 1988 Booker Award, the 1989 Miles Franklin Award, and the XNUMX National Book Award from the Banjo Council.
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