The Transit of Venus

''The Transit of Venus'' is a 1980 novel written by Australian author

Shirley Hazzard Shirley Hazzard (30 January 1931 – 12 December 2016) was an Australian-American novelist, short story writer, and essayist. She was born in Australia and also held U.S. citizenship. Hazzard's 1970 novel '' The Bay of Noon'' was shortlisted ...

. It won the 1980

National Book Critics Circle Award The National Book Critics Circle Awards are a set of annual American literary awards by the National Book Critics Circle (NBCC) to promote "the finest books and reviews published in English".1980 Australian novels Novels set in Sydney PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction-winning works National Book Critics Circle Award-winning works {{1980s-novel-stub