Seven Types of Ambiguity (novel)

Seven Types of Ambiguity is a 2003 novel by Australian writer Elliot Perlman.

Seven Types of Ambiguity
AuthorElliot Perlman
CountryAustralia
LanguageEnglish
GenreNovel
PublisherPicador
Publication date
2003
Media typePrint Paperback
Pages607 pp
ISBN0330364235 (first edition, paperback)
Preceded byThree Dollars 
Followed byThe Street Sweeper 

Plot summary

The novel is narrated by seven different characters whose lives intersect in various ways. The first of these, Alex Klima, is a Czech psychiatrist who has been hired to treat Simon for his depression. Simon is obsessed with his ex-lover Anna, and it is this obsession that leads him in a downward spiral.

Awards
  • 2004 shortlisted Commonwealth Writers Prize — South East Asia and South Pacific Region — Best Book
  • 2004 shortlisted Miles Franklin Literary Award
  • 2004 shortlisted Queensland Premier's Literary Awards — Best Fiction Book

Reviews
  • The Guardian[1]
  • The New York Times[2]
  • The Sydney Morning Herald[3]

Television series

A six-part series based on the novel was screened on ABC Television in 2017.

References
  1. The Guardian, Review by Kate Kellaway
  2. The New York Times, Review by Daphne Merkin
  3. The Sydney Morning Herald, Review by Andrew Reimer


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