{"product_id":"praiseworthy","title":"Praiseworthy","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe new novel from the internationally acclaimed, award-winning author Alexis Wright.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePraiseworthy\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis an epic set in the north of Australia, told with the richness of language and scale of imagery for which Alexis Wright has become renowned. In a small town dominated by a haze cloud, which heralds both an ecological catastrophe and a gathering of the ancestors, a crazed visionary seeks out donkeys as the solution to the global climate crisis and the economic dependency of the Aboriginal people. His wife seeks solace from his madness in following the dance of butterflies and scouring the internet to find out how she can seek repatriation for her Aboriginal\/Chinese family to China. One of their sons, called Aboriginal Sovereignty, is determined to commit suicide. The other, Tommyhawk, wishes his brother dead so that he can pursue his dream of becoming white and powerful. This is a novel which pushes allegory and language to its limits, a cry of outrage against oppression and disadvantage, and a fable for the end of days.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWINNER: Miles Franklin Literary Award 2024\u003cbr\u003eWINNER: The Stella Prize 2024\u003cbr\u003eWINNER: The James Tait Black Prize – Fiction 2024\u003cbr\u003eWINNER: University of Queensland Fiction Book Award, Queensland Literary Awards 2023\u003cbr\u003eWINNER: Voss Literary Prize 2024\u003cbr\u003eWINNER: ALS Gold Medal 2024\u003cbr\u003eSHORTLISTED: The Dublin Literary Award 2024\u003cbr\u003eSHORTLISTED: NSW Premier’s Literary Award – People’s Choice Award 2024\u003cbr\u003eSHORTLISTED: NSW Premier’s Literary Award – Christina Stead Prize for Fiction 2024\u003cbr\u003eSHORTLISTED: NSW Premier’s Literary Award – Indigenous Writers’ Prize 2024\u003cbr\u003eSHORTLISTED: Queensland Premier’s Award for a Work of State Significance, Queensland Literary Awards 2023\u003cbr\u003eSHORTLISTED: Margaret and Colin Roderick Literary Award 2024\u003cbr\u003eLONGLISTED: The Climate Fiction Prize 2025\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch6\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/h6\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"\u003eAlexis Wright is a member of the Waanyi nation of the southern highlands of the Gulf of Carpentaria. She is the author of the prize-winning novels\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eCarpentaria, The Swan Book\u003c\/em\u003e, and, most recently,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003ePraiseworthy\u003c\/em\u003e. Her works of non-fiction include\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eTake Power\u003c\/em\u003e, an oral history of the Central Land Council;\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eGrog War\u003c\/em\u003e, a study of alcohol abuse in the Northern Territory; and\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eTracker\u003c\/em\u003e, the award-winning collective memoir of Aboriginal leader, Tracker Tilmouth.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"\u003eWright’s books have been published widely overseas, including in China, the US, the UK, Italy, France, the Netherlands and Poland. She has won numerous literary awards, including the Miles Franklin Literary Award for\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eCarpentaria\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003ePraiseworthy\u003c\/em\u003e, as well as the James Tait Black Memorial Prize and the Queensland Literary Award for\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003ePraiseworthy\u003c\/em\u003e, which was also shortlisted for the Dublin Literary Award. Wright is the first author to win the Stella Prize twice (for\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eTracker\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003ePraiseworthy\u003c\/em\u003e), and\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003ePraiseworthy\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis the only book to have received both the Stella and the Miles Franklin awards. Wright held the position of Boisbouvier Chair in Australian Literature at the University of Melbourne, and has received honorary titles at universities including the University of Melbourne, Western Sydney University and the University of Queensland. She is the inaugural winner of the Creative Australia Award for Lifetime Achievement in Literature, the winner of the 2024 Melbourne Prize for Literature, and is shortlisted in the Legacy category for the 2025 Asia Pacific Arts Awards.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"FISH - Foundation for Indigenous Sustainable Health","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45417706651809,"sku":null,"price":39.95,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0413\/0353\/9873\/files\/Praiseworthy.jpg?v=1788927018","url":"https:\/\/shop.fish.asn.au\/products\/praiseworthy","provider":"FISH - Foundation for Indigenous Sustainable Health","version":"1.0","type":"link"}