The Animals in That Country (novel)
2020 novel by Laura Jean McKay / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This article is about Laura Jean McKay's 2020 novel. For Margaret Atwood's 1968 poetry collection, see The Animals in That Country.
The Animals in That Country is a 2020 novel by Laura Jean McKay, published by Scribe. The novel won the Aurealis Award for Best Science Fiction Novel (2020),[1] Arthur C. Clarke Award (2021),[2] Victorian Prize for Literature (2021), and Victorian Premier's Prize for Fiction (2021).[3]
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Author | Laura Jean McKay |
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Country | Australia |
Language | English |
Publisher | Scribe |
Publication date | March 31, 2020 |
Pages | 288 |
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ISBN | 978-1925849530 (original paperback) |
OCLC | 1276806803 |
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In the novel, "A pandemic enables animals and humans to communicate," resulting "in a fierce and funny exploration of other consciousnesses and the limits of language."[4]