The Glade within the Grove is a 1996 novel by Australian author David Foster.[1]
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| Author | David Foster |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Genre | Novel |
| Publisher | Fourth Estate, U.K. |
Publication date | 1996 |
| Publication place | Australia |
| Media type | Print Hardback & Paperback |
| Pages | 431 |
| ISBN | 1-85702-452-4 |
| OCLC | 60307757 |
| 823/.914 21 | |
| LC Class | PR9619.3.F6 I5 1999 |
| Preceded by | Mates of Mars |
| Followed by | In the New Country |
It won the 1997 Miles Franklin Award.[2]
Synopsis
editRetired postman D’Arcy D’Oliveres, of Dog Rock finds an undelivered package at the bottom of an old mail bag. In the package is the manuscript of an epic poem called the Ballad of Erinungarah written by a young man named Timothy Papadirnitriou.
Critical reception
editGeoffrey Dutton in The Australian Book Review stated: "The Glade Within the Grove asks the deepest questions, of love and life and where the gods have gone. It is a novel of great importance, by any standards...[it] is the work of a master craftsman with a prodigious imagination."[3]
Awards
edit| Year | Award | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | International Dublin Literary Award | Shortlist | |
| 1997 | Miles Franklin Literary Award | Winner | [4] |
| 1996 | James Joyce Foundation Suspended Sentence Award | Winner | |
| 1996 | The Age Book of the Year Award for Fiction | Shortlist | [5] |
| 1996 | NBC Banjo Award for Fiction | Shortlist |
Publication history
editAfter the novel's initial publication in 1996 by Random House in Australia[6] and Fourth Estate in the UK,[7] it was republished by Vintage in Australia in 1997.[8]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Austlit - The Glade within the Grove by David Foster". Austlit. Retrieved 20 July 2023.
- ^ "Austlit - The Glade within the Grove - Awards". Austlit. Retrieved 20 July 2023.
- ^ ""The Glade Within the Grove by David Foster by Geoffrey Dutton"". Australian Book Review, Feb-Mar 1996. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
- ^ ""A long shot makes the Miles"". The Age, 4 June 1997, p6. ProQuest 365211085. Retrieved 21 October 2024.
- ^ "Austlit — Age Book of the Year — Imaginative Writing Prize 1995-97". Austlit. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
- ^ "The Glade Within the Grove (Random House)". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
- ^ "The Glade Within the Grove (Fourth Estate)". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
- ^ "The Glade Within the Grove (Vintage)". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 17 April 2024.