It’s a thematically and philosophically linked series of 10 short stories, each told from the perspective of the soul of an animal which has died in a human conflict, which work together to create something very powerful. Some reviewers have referred to Only the Animals as a novel, but it really isn’t, and doesn’t purport to be. Thus far, though, it’s another of the works longlisted from the prize that has most captivated my attention: Ceridwen Dovey’s intriguing, sometimes demanding, but very rewarding Only the Animals. I hear tell that The Strays is a very good book it’s certainly on my never-diminishing to-be-read list. Australia’s newest literary prize, the Stella Award (for writing by women) was bestowed on debut novelist Emily Bitto less than a month ago, for her novel about two children growing up as part of a diffuse artists’ colony, The Strays.
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