Michelle de Kretser was born in Sri Lanka and emigrated to Australia when she was 14. Wonderfully written, Questions of Travel is an extraordinary work of imagination - a transformative, very funny and intensely moving novel.Winner, 2013 Miles Franklin Literary AwardWinner, 2013 ALS Gold MedalWinner, 2013 Prime Minister's Literary Award for FictionWinner, 2013 WA Premier's Book Awards - Premier's PrizeWinner, 2013 WA Premier's Book Awards - Fiction Ravi dreams of being a tourist until he is driven from Sri Lanka by devastating events.Around these two superbly drawn characters, a double narrative assembles an enthralling array of people, places and stories - from Theo, whose life plays out in the long shadow of the past, to Hana, an Ethiopian woman determined to reinvent herself in Australia.Award-winning author Michelle de Kretser illuminates travel, work and modern dreams in this brilliant evocation of the way we live now.
Laura travels the world before returning to Sydney, where she works for a publisher of travel guides. A mesmerising literary novel, Questions of Travel charts two very different lives.
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