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Peter Temple’s stunning novel Truth has been shortlisted for the 2010 Miles Franklin Literary Award.
This recognition for Truth proves Peter Temple to be not only one of Australia’s leading crime writers but one of Australia’s leading writers, full stop.
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It is great to see Peter Temple’s fantastic novel Truth has been longlisted for this year’s Miles Franklin.
Truth is a novel about a man, a family, a city. It is about violence, murder, love, corruption, honour and deceit.
And it is about truth.
This is How, M.J Hyland’s mesmerising portrait of a man whose unease in the world leads to his tragic undoing has been longlisted for the prestigious Orange Prize for Fiction.
The shortlist will be announced on 20 April 2010.
The winner will be announced on 9 June 2010.
