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Originally Posted by lxpose
I guess you are referring to The Luminaries by Eleanor Catton (2013)?
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Yes.
I had read her first novel
The Rehearsal previously and thought that a pretty lumpy effort, even for a first go, together with having a tired theme. I didn't see a budding super novelist in it and so was quite surprised with the
The Luminaries Booker.
But maybe there is another book coming, six years in the works so far, that will establish an enduring reputation, otherwise may be another Keri Hulme (no second book for more than 30 years, although rumors fanned by her persist that she is still writing it
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