The Ancestor Game
The Ancestor Game is a 1992 Miles Franklin literary award-winning novel by the Australian author Alex Miller. The Ancestor Game was republished by Allen & Unwin in 2003.
 First edition | |
| Author | Alex Miller |
|---|---|
| Country | Australia |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Penguin, Australia |
Publication date | 1992 |
| Media type | Paperback |
| Pages | 302 pp |
| ISBN | 0-14-015987-8 |
| OCLC | 27488276 |
| Preceded by | The Tivington Nott |
| Followed by | The Sitters |
Reviews
'Takes the historical novel to new frontiers. It is fabulous in every sense of the word.' - Commonwealth Writers Prize judges
'Extraordinary fictional portraits of China and Australia.' - New York Times Book Review
'A major new novel of grand design and rich texture, a vast canvas of time and space, its gaze outward yet its vision intimate and intellectually abundant.' - The Age
Awards
- 1993 Winner Miles Franklin Literary Award
- 1993 Winner Overall Best Book Award Commonwealth Writers Prize
- 1993 Shortlisted NBC Banjo Awards, NBC Banjo Award for Fiction
- 1992 Joint Winner FAW Barbara Ramsden Award for the Book of the Year
| Awards and achievements | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Cloudstreet |
Miles Franklin Award recipient 1993 |
Succeeded by The Grisly Wife |
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