Stella prize announces two debut novelists included in 2014 shortlist
The shortlist for Australia’s all-female literary award, the Stella prize, was announced on Thursday, celebrating six female authors for their contribution to literature, including two debut novelists and an increased prize pool.
The shortlisted authors include Hannah Kent for Burial Rites, and Fiona McFarlane for the Night Guest, first novels for both. Kent and McFarlane appear on the list beside Anna Krien (Night Games), Kristina Olsson (Boy, Lost: A Family Memoir), Alexis Wright (The Swan Book) and Clare Wright (The Forgotten Rebels of Eureka).
McFarlane told Guardian Australia being shortlisted was thrilling.
“It’s incredibly encouraging when it’s your first book to have it acknowledged like this,” she said.
The Night Guest explores the life of a 75-year-old widow who believes she can hear a tiger in her house.
“The themes of exploitation and invasion are subtly woven into the main story of ageing and decline, and McFarlane uses the symbolic and the surreal in ways that linger in the reader’s mind long after the book is closed,” said the judges.
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The shortlisted authors include Hannah Kent for Burial Rites, and Fiona McFarlane for the Night Guest, first novels for both. Kent and McFarlane appear on the list beside Anna Krien (Night Games), Kristina Olsson (Boy, Lost: A Family Memoir), Alexis Wright (The Swan Book) and Clare Wright (The Forgotten Rebels of Eureka).
McFarlane told Guardian Australia being shortlisted was thrilling.
“It’s incredibly encouraging when it’s your first book to have it acknowledged like this,” she said.
The Night Guest explores the life of a 75-year-old widow who believes she can hear a tiger in her house.
“The themes of exploitation and invasion are subtly woven into the main story of ageing and decline, and McFarlane uses the symbolic and the surreal in ways that linger in the reader’s mind long after the book is closed,” said the judges.
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