6/27/2023 0 Comments Locust Girl by Merlinda Bobis![]() ![]() ![]() Readers of Locust Girl will be stimulated to think and act differently, while enjoying a rich and beautifully constructed narrative that transcends culture and speaks to the heart. ![]() In the talented hands of Merlinda Bobis some of the world's most pressing issues are brought to the surface. So often a work of fiction can tell the truth better than a recital of facts can ever do. Bobis messes with our minds, in the very best way. The result is a book that can be read with pleasure for its language alone, and which subtly and surely subverts the status quo. Judges' Comments, Christina Stead Prize for Fiction It asserts boldly that in a world seemingly devoid of rationality and logic, a young girl’s dream or a hallucinatory vision may well offer a means of maintaining hope, dignity and identity. Bobis’ fabulist, indeed fabulous, narrative enables the reader to imagine what it might look, smell and feel like to be treated as less than fully human. There were many fine and stylistically accomplished works among this year's entries, but the distinctiveness, sweep and visual power of this short novel set it apart. ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |