The Book Of Dirt

	The Book Of Dirt ''The Book of Dirt'' is a 2017 novel by the Australian author Bram Presser originally published by Text Publishing. It was the winner of the 2018 New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards, Christina Stead Prize for Fiction., and the 2018 Voss Literary Prize. Synopsis The novel follows the narrator, named Bram Presser, as he seeks to understand the war-time experiences of his grandparents, Jakub Rand and Daša Roubíčková. Originally from Poland, they were deported from there to Theresienstadt, and later to the concentration camp at Auschwitz-Birkenau. Based on the couple's writings and correspondence, Presser attempts to document their life's journey. Critical reception Reviewing the novel in ''Australian Book Review'' Anna MacDonald compared the structure and approach of Presser's novel to the work of W. G. Sebald: "As in Sebald’s prose narratives, Presser’s novel inhabits the dynamic region between fiction and non-fiction. The narrator is also named Bram Presser. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Bram Presser Bram Presser (born 1976) is a Melbourne writer and musician, known for his involvement in the Melbourne music scene and Jewish community. He fronted the Jewish punk rock prankster band Yidcore and was the singing voice for Mick Molloy in the 2006 Australian comedy film ''BoyTown''. Following the breakup of Yidcore in December 2009, Presser turned to writing. He is a monthly columnist for The Australian Jewish News and is the author of the literary blog ''Bait For Bookworms''. His first short story, ''The Prisoner of Babel'', was published in Volume 7 of ''The Sleepers Almanac'' and another story, ''Crumbs'', won The Age Short Story Award for 2011. In an interview with The Age, Presser said the story was part of a novel he had been working on for several years. In 2000, Presser was a Bachelor of Laws Prize recipient, being awarded the Butterworths Prize (Advanced Legal Research). In 2007, Presser was painted by acclaimed Sydney artist and cardiologist Dennis Kuchar for the A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Text Publishing Text Publishing is an Australian publisher of fiction and non-fiction, based in Melbourne, Victoria. Company background Text Media was founded in Melbourne in 1990 by Diana Gribble and Eric Beecher, along with designer Chong Weng Ho and others, with a small book publishing division known as Text Publishing. Michael Heyward joined in 1992, and the small publishing house became independent in 1994. When Text Media was taken over by Fairfax Media in 2004, Michael Heyward and his wife Penny Hueston entered into a joint venture with Scottish publisher Canongate. Maureen and Tony Wheeler, founders of Lonely Planet, bought Canongate's share in Text in 2011, making it a wholly Australian-owned company. In 2012, Text launched a series of Australian classics, republishing out-of-print works. In January 2025, Text announced that it had been acquired by Penguin Random House. People As of August 2022, Heyward was the publisher. Awards Text awards The Text Prize for Young Adult and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards The New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards, also known as the NSW Premier's Literary Awards, were first awarded in 1979. They are among the richest literary awards in Australia. Notable prizes include the Christina Stead Prize for Fiction, the Kenneth Slessor Prize for Poetry, and the Douglas Stewart Prize for Non-Fiction. , the Awards are presented by the NSW Government and administered by the State Library of New South Wales in association with Create NSW, with support of Multicultural NSW and the University of Technology Sydney (UTS). Total prize money in 2019 was up to A$305,000, with eligibility limited to writers, translators and illustrators with Australian citizenship or permanent resident status. History The NSW Premier's Literary Awards were established in 1979 by the New South Wales Premier Neville Wran. Commenting on its purpose, Wran said: "We want the arts to take, and be seen to take, their proper place in our social priorities. If governments treat writers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Voss Literary Prize The Voss Literary Prize is an annual award named in honour of historian Vivian Robert de Vaux Voss (1930–1963). It is awarded to the best novel published in the previous year and is managed and judged by the Australian University Heads of English. The award was originally conceived by Voss in 1955, two years before publication of Patrick White's ''Voss Voss () is a Municipalities of Norway, municipality and a Districts of Norway, traditional district in Vestland Counties of Norway, county, Norway. The administrative center of the municipality is the village of Vossevangen. Other villages inclu ...'', and is funded from his estate. Award winners References External links Official website Australian literary awards Awards established in 2014 Australian literature-related lists {{lit-award-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	2017 In Australian Literature This article presents a list of the historical events and publications of Australian literature during 2017. Major publications Literary fiction * Peter Carey – ''A Long Way from Home'' * Felicity Castagna – ''No More Boats'' * J. M. Coetzee – ''The Schooldays of Jesus'' * Michelle de Kretser – '' The Life to Come'' * Robert Drewe – ''Whipbird'' * Richard Flanagan – ''First Person'' * Eva Hornung – ''The Last Garden'' * Sofie Laguna – ''The Choke'' * Alex Miller – '' The Passage of Love'' * Gerald Murnane – '' Border Districts'' * Bram Presser – '' The Book of Dirt'' * Kim Scott – ''Taboo'' * Jock Serong – ''On the Java Ridge'' Short story collections * Melanie Cheng – ''Australia Day'' Children's and Young Adult fiction * Judith Clarke – ''My Lovely Frankie'' * Zana Fraillon – ''The Ones That Disappeared'' * Morris Gleitzman – ''Maybe'' * Andy Griffiths ''The Tree House Fun Book 2'' ''The 91-Storey Treehouse'' * Jessica Townsend ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	2017 Australian Novels Seventeen or 17 may refer to: 17 (number) One of the years 17 BC, AD 17, 1917, 2017, 2117 Science * Chlorine, a halogen in the periodic table * 17 Thetis, an asteroid in the asteroid belt Literature Magazines * ''Seventeen'' (American magazine), an American magazine * ''Seventeen'' (Japanese magazine), a Japanese magazine Novels * ''Seventeen'' (Tarkington novel), a 1916 novel by Booth Tarkington ''Seventeen'' (''Sebuntiin''), a 1961 novel by Kenzaburō Ōe '' Seventeen'' (''Kuraimāzu hai''), a 2003 novel by Hideo Yokoyama * ''Seventeen'' (Serafin novel), a 2004 novel by Shan Serafin Stage and screen Film * ''Seventeen'' (1916 film), an American silent comedy film ''Number Seventeen'', a 1932 film directed by Alfred Hitchcock ''Seventeen'' (1940 film), an American comedy film ''Stalag 17'', an American war film ''Eric Soya's '17''' (Danish: ''Sytten''), a 1965 Danish comedy film * ''Seventeen'' (1985 film), a documentary film * ''17 Again'', a 2009 film whose wor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]