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Ep 244:The Great Fire by Shirley Hazzard
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Anna and Amanda discuss The Great Fire by Shirley Hazzard. This novel set in Japan and Hong Kong in 1947 explores the colonial era with a forbidden love story at its centre. Described as "the last masterpiece of a vanished age of civility" (Wall Street Journal) it won the 2003 Miles Franklin Award and the National Book Award for Fiction and was shortlisted for the 2004 Orange Prize.
We also recommend Shirley Hazzard: A Writing Life by Brigitta Olubas.
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Artwork: Sascha Wilkosz
107 episodes
Manage episode 364593545 series 2322525
Anna and Amanda discuss The Great Fire by Shirley Hazzard. This novel set in Japan and Hong Kong in 1947 explores the colonial era with a forbidden love story at its centre. Described as "the last masterpiece of a vanished age of civility" (Wall Street Journal) it won the 2003 Miles Franklin Award and the National Book Award for Fiction and was shortlisted for the 2004 Orange Prize.
We also recommend Shirley Hazzard: A Writing Life by Brigitta Olubas.
Follow us!
Facebook: Books On The Go
Email: booksonthegopodcast@gmail.com
Instagram: @abailliekaras and @vibrant_lives_podcast
Twitter: @abailliekaras
Litsy: @abailliekaras
Credits
Artwork: Sascha Wilkosz
107 episodes
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