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History
In 2009 the Australian Book Review sought readers’ nominations the Favourite Australian Novel in any era and any genre. By December 15, 2009, readers had voted in their thousands for some 290 individual novels.
Latest Winners / Recipients
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Year: 2010
winner y
Cloudstreet
Melbourne
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McPhee Gribble
,
1991
Z204365
1991
single work
novel
(taught in 16 units)
'From separate catastrophes two rural families flee to the city and find themselves sharing a great, breathing, shuddering joint called Cloudstreet, where they begin their lives again from scratch. For twenty years they roister and rankle, laugh and curse until the roof over their heads becomes a home for their hearts.' (Source: Publisher's website)
Works About this Award
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Someone Must Read the Stuff 2010 single work correspondence
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , March no. 319 2010; (p. 6) Garry Dalrymple examines the 290 nominated books in the Australian Book Review Fan Poll. He extracts those within science fiction or fantasy genres and finds eleven sci-fi titles and seven fantasy novels. -
The Missing 2010 single work correspondence
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , March no. 319 2010; (p. 6) -
A River-of-Life Saga 2010 single work correspondence
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , March no. 319 2010; (p. 4, 6) -
Announcing the Top Ten ABR Favourite Australian Novels 2010 single work column
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , February no. 318 2010; (p. 24-25)A list of the top ten selections in ABR's Fan Poll to choose the Favourite Australian Novel. The most popular choice, by a margin of three to one, was Tim Winton's Cloudstreet.
For a complete listing of all nominated titles, see: http://www.australianbookreview.com.au/competitions/abr-fan-poll
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Advances 2010 single work column
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , February no. 318 2010; (p. 1) A column canvassing current literary news including a report on ABR's Fan Poll and a note about the discovery of two Donald Friend diaries in the USA.
