The Art of the Engine Driver
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The Art of the Engine Driver is a 2001 novel by Australia
n author Steven Carroll
. It is the first in a sequence of novels, followed by The Gift of Speed
and The Time We Have Taken
.
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n author Steven Carroll
Steven Carroll
Steven Carroll is an Australian novelist. He was born in Melbourne, Victoria and studied at La Trobe University. He has taught English at secondary school level, and drama at RMIT...
. It is the first in a sequence of novels, followed by The Gift of Speed
The Gift of Speed
The Gift of Speed is a 2004 novel by Australian author Steven Carroll. It is the second in a sequence of novels, following The Art of the Engine Driver and followed by The Time We Have Taken.-Reviews:**...
and The Time We Have Taken
The Time We Have Taken
The Time We Have Taken is a Miles Franklin Award winning novel by Australian author Steven Carroll. It is the third in a sequence of novels, following The Art of the Engine Driver and The Gift of Speed, which follow the development of an outer Melbourne suburb from the 1950s to the 1970s...
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Awards
- Prix Femina (France), Best Foreign Novel, 2005: shortlisted
- Miles Franklin Literary Award, 2002: shortlisted