Dark Places (Grenville novel)
| Author | Kate Grenville |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Genre | Literary novel |
| Publisher | Macmillan |
| Publication place | Australia |
| Media type | |
| Pages | 375 pp. |
| Awards | 1995 Victorian Premier's Prize for Fiction, winner |
| ISBN | 0732907896 |
Dark Places is a 1994 novel by the Australian author Kate Grenville.[1] The novel is also known by the title Albion's Story.
It was the winner of the 1995 Victorian Premier's Prize for Fiction.[2]
Synopsis
[edit]Rather than being a sequel this novel re-tells the story of the author's earlier work, Lilian's Story, from the point of view of Albion Gidley Singer, the father. Singer was the patriarchal villian of the earlier novel, bully and rapist.
Critical reception
[edit]Kerryn Goldsworthy, writing in Australian Book Review noted: "Readers who appreciated Lilian's Story, of whom there are many, won't be disappointed by Dark Places, but it will make them profoundly uncomfortable."[3]
In The Independent Maggie Traugott concluded: "What is so impressive in both novels is the force Grenville marshals to reveal character: the pellucid confession, the dialogue's stinging wit, the eloquence of descriptive detail."[4]
Notes
[edit]- Dedication: For Isobel
Publication history
[edit]After the novel's initial publication in Australia by Macmillan[1] it was reprinted as follows:
- Picador, UK, 1994[5]
- Harcourt Brace, USA, 1994[5]
- Picador, Australia, 1995[6]
- Text Publishing, Australia, 2008[7] and 2012[8]
Awards
[edit]- 1995 Victorian Premier's Prize for Fiction, winner[2]
- 1995 Miles Franklin Award, shortlisted[9]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "Dark Places by Kate Grenville (Macmillan)". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 23 March 2025.
- ^ a b ""Opera critic writes a winner"". The Age, 15 October 1994, p8. ProQuest 2521649019. Retrieved 12 January 2025.
- ^ ""Dark Places by Kate Grenville"". Australian Book Review, July 1994. Retrieved 25 March 2025.
- ^ ""BOOK REVIEW / Like canasta or waltzing: Dark places - Kate Grenville"". The Independent, 24 September 1994. Retrieved 25 March 2025.
- ^ a b "Dark Places by Kate Grenville". Austlit. Retrieved 25 March 2025.
- ^ "Dark Places by Kate Grenville (Picador, 1995)". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 25 March 2025.
- ^ "Dark Places by Kate Grenville (Text, 2008)". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 25 March 2025.
- ^ "Dark Places by Kate Grenville (Text, 2012)". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 25 March 2025.
- ^ ""Four novels compete for literary award"". The Canberra Times, 6 May 1995, p5. Retrieved 23 March 2025.