The Lebs: Miles Franklin Literary Award Finalist

Author: Michael Mohammed Ahmad

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Price : 29.99 AUD
ISBN : 9780733639012
Publisher : Hachette Australia
Imprint : Hachette Australia
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Weight (g) : 0.246
Publication date : December 2017
Dimensions : 210mm X 135mm
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Availability date : March 2018
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Author : Michael Mohammed Ahmad
Bind : Paperback
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Pages : 272
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Description

A confronting new novel from award winning Sydney Morning Herald Best Young Novelist Michael Mohammed Ahmad. 'Bani Adam thinks he's better than us!' they say over and over until finally I shout back, 'Shut up, I have something to say!' They all go quiet and wait for me to explain myself, redeem myself, pull my shirt out, rejoin the pack. I hold their anticipation for three seconds, and then, while they're all ablaze, I say out loud, 'I do think I'm better.' As far as Bani Adam is concerned Punchbowl Boys is the arse end of the earth. Though he's a Leb and they control the school, Bani feels at odds with the other students, who just don't seem to care. He is a romantic in a sea of hypermasculinity. Bani must come to terms with his place in this hostile, hopeless world, while dreaming of so much more.

Awards

Longlisted Miles Franklin 2019