Exquisite prose, with rare and subtle insight
- Written by Camilla Nelson, Associate Professor of Writing, University of Notre Dame Australia
Heather Rose has won the 2017 Stella Prize for her novel The Museum of Modern Love, a fictional exploration of the power of art to transform individual lives, written in exquisite prose, with rare and subtle insight.
Brenda Walker, Chair of the judging panel, said:
It is rare to encounter a novel with such powerful characterisation, such a deep understanding of the consequences of personal and national history, such affection for a city and the people who are drawn to it, and such dazzling and subtle explorations of the importance of art in everyday life.
Authors: Camilla Nelson, Associate Professor of Writing, University of Notre Dame Australia
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