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"“Race and racial identity and what it means to be Australian and who gets to
decide that … that has been a part of my life here, for my entire life …,” says
Western Sydney author Shankari Chandran. “I’ve thought about it a lot but never
had the courage to write about it.”
Chandran’s third book,
Chai Time at Cinnamon Gardens, is the project with
which she’s found her courage – and the move has paid off.
Chandran has been awarded $60,000 as winner of this year’s prestigious Miles
Franklin Award. She joins a select list of Australian authors, including
Melissa Lucashenko, Amanda Lohrey, Kim Scott and Tim Winton – all the way back
to Patrick White, who was the inaugural winner in 1957."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
