Traitor (Daisley novel)
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| Author | Stephen Daisley |
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| Country | Australia |
| Language | English |
| Genre | novel |
| Publisher | Text Publishing, Australia |
Publication date | 2010 |
Published in English | 2 August 2010 |
| Media type | Print (Paperback) |
| Pages | 239 |
| ISBN | 9781921656491 |
| Followed by | Coming Rain |
Traitor is a 2007 novel by New Zealand author Stephen Daisley. It won the Prime Minister's Literary Award in Australia in 2011 for Best Fiction.[1]
Plot summary[edit]
Young New Zealand soldier David Monroe is fighting at Gallipoli in World War I when he meets a Turkish doctor, Mohammad. As they tend to a wounded soldier a bomb bursts nearby and both are sent to an army hospital on the island of Lemnos. The novel explores the growing friendship between the two men, and two cultures, as they recover from their wounds.
Notes[edit]
- Dedication: Dedicated to the memory of C.A. Daisley - née Lal Radcliffe 1920-2009
- Epigraph: "I hate the idea of causes, and if I had to choose between betraying my country and betraying my friend, I hope I would have the guts to betray my country." - E.M. Forster
Review[edit]
James Bradley in The Australian noted: "At its best, Daisley's prose possesses a shimmering, allusive beauty reminiscent of John McGahern. Sequences such as the stunning description of the ageing David's journey out into a rainy morning to supervise the lambing lend the novel an almost sacred quality."[2]
Awards and nominations[edit]
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- 2010 shortlisted Western Australian Premier's Book Awards — Fiction
- 2011 shortlisted Commonwealth Writer's Prize - South East Asia and South Pacific Region — Best First Book
- 2011 shortlisted New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards — Christina Stead Prize for Fiction
- 2011 winner New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards — UTS Award for New Writing
- 2011 winner Prime Minister's Literary Awards — Fiction[3]
- 2016 winner Ockham New Zealand Book Awards — Fiction[4]
References[edit]
- ^ Black, Eleanor (18 May 2016). "Prize-winning author Stephen Daisley: "If you jump, the net will appear"". Stuff. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
- ^ "Bucolic redemption from horrors of war" by James Bradley, The Australian, 31 July 2010
- ^ Black, Eleanor (18 May 2016). "Prize-winning author Stephen Daisley: "If you jump, the net will appear"". Stuff. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
- ^ Black, Eleanor (18 May 2016). "Prize-winning author Stephen Daisley: "If you jump, the net will appear"". Stuff. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
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