The Idea of Perfection

The Idea of Perfection is a 1999 novel by Australian author Kate Grenville.

The Idea of Perfection
First edition
AuthorKate Grenville
CountryAustralia
LanguageEnglish
GenreLiterary fiction
PublisherPicador
Publication date
1999
Media typeHardback & paperback
Pages401 pp
ISBN0-330-39261-1
OCLC44736512
Followed byThe Secret River 

Notes

  • "Dedication: For Tom and for Alice with love"
  • "Epigraph: 'An arch is two weaknesses which together make a strength.' - Leonardo da Vinci "

Awards and nominations

  • Orange Prize for Fiction, 2001: winner
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Reviews

  • "The Australian Public Intellectual Network"
  • "Australian Women's Book Review
  • "Orange Prize Project" weblog


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