Miles Franklin Literary Award: Michelle de Kretser wins Australia’s most prestigious literary prize for the second time ABC Arts By Dee Jefferson and Kate Evans for RN’s The Bookshelf Updated yesterday at 10:46pmSun 26 Aug 2018, 10:46pm   Photo: Speaking of the financial role of literary prizes, de Kretser says: “It means you don’t wake up at 3 in the morning worrying about the bills you have to pay.” (ABC) Audio: Michelle de Kretser and The Life To Come (Books and Arts) Related Story: A reader’s guide to the 2018 Miles Franklin Literary Award shortlist Australia’s most prestigious literary prize, worth $60,000, has been awarded this year to Michelle de Kretser for her novel The Life to Come. It is the second Miles Franklin for de Kretser, who won in 2013 for her novel Questions of Travel, and the third time in the award’s 61-year history that a woman has ...

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