Their Brilliant Careers by Ryan O'neill
A breathtakingly clever comic novel about the Australian literary scene; winner of the Australian PM's prize for fiction
`Blackly hilarious and structurally audacious' - The Spectator; `A divine satire on the narcissism of the literary world' - The i Paper ; `The most unexpected literary delight of my year' - Irish Independent; `Their Brilliant Careers.. brims with crackerjack wit. Pressure is subtly built; punchlines are explosive' - Australian Book Review; `[Ryan O'Neill] offers a book that is a piss-take, a celebration, a revisionist history and, perhaps most impressively, exceedingly good fun' - The Australian; `A top-to-tail fiction that trades in plausibility...mercilessly funny in places' - Sydney Morning Herald
Ryan O’Neill was born in Glasgow in 1975 and lived in Africa, Europe and Asia before settling in Australia.
His short story collection The Weight of a Human Heart was shortlisted for the 2012 Queensland Literary Awards.
His debut novel Their Brilliant Careers, first published in Australia in 2016, won the Australian PM's Prize for Fiction and was shortlisted for the Miles Franklin Literary Award.
He lives in Sydney..
His short story collection The Weight of a Human Heart was shortlisted for the 2012 Queensland Literary Awards.
His debut novel Their Brilliant Careers, first published in Australia in 2016, won the Australian PM's Prize for Fiction and was shortlisted for the Miles Franklin Literary Award.
He lives in Sydney..
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9781785630675 |
| ISBN 10 | 1785630679 |
| Title | Their Brilliant Careers |
| Author | Ryan O'neill |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Eye Books |
| Year published | 2018-04-13 |
| Number of pages | 288 |
| Prizes | Winner of Prime Minister's Literary Award (Australia) 2017, Short-listed for Miles Franklin Prize 2017 |
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