We are delighted that Laura Jean McKay's exceptional novel The Animals in That Country has had phenomenal awards recogition in Australia.
21 May, 2021
Awards acclaim for The Animals In That Country
Here's everything the book has been nominated for/won so far:
2021 ABIA SMALL PUBLISHERS’ ADULT BOOK OF THE YEAR - WINNER 2021
AUREALIS AWARDS' BEST SCIENCE FICTION NOVEL - SHORTLISTED 2021
MILES FRANKLIN LITERARY AWARD - LONGLISTED 2021
THE STELLA PRIZE - SHORTLISTED 2021
VICTORIAN PREMIER’S LITERARY AWARD FOR FICTION - WINNER 2021
VICTORIAN PREMIER’S LITERARY AWARD FOR LITERATURE - WINNER 2021
THE READINGS PRIZE FOR NEW AUSTRALIAN FICTION - SHORTLISTED
Congratulations to Laura!
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The Animals in That Country
WINNER OF THE ARTHUR C. CLARKE AWARD
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Out on the road, no one speaks, everything talks.
Hard-drinking, foul-mouthed grandma Jean has never been good at getting on with other humans, apart from her granddaughter, Kimberly. Instead, she surrounds herself with animals, working as a guide in an outback wildlife park.
Then, a strange pandemic begins sweeping the country, its chief symptom that its victims begin to understand the language of animals. Many infected people lose their minds, including Jean’s son, Lee.
When he takes off with Kimberly, Jean follows, with Sue the dingo riding shotgun. As they travel, they discover a stark, strange world in which the animal apocalypse has only further isolated people from other species.
