The World Without Us (novel)
| Author | Mireille Juchau |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Genre | Literary novel |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
Publication date | 1 August 2015 |
| Publication place | Australia |
| Media type | |
| Pages | 293 pp. |
| Awards | 2016 Victorian Premier's Prize for Fiction, winner |
| ISBN | 9781408866504 |
The World Without Us is a 2015 novel by the Australian author Mireille Juchau.[1]
It was the winner of the 2016 Victorian Premier's Prize for Fiction.[2]
Synopsis
The youngest daughter of the Müller family has died from leukaemia and the remaining members all grieve her loss in their own ways: Evangeline, the mother, becomes disengaged from the rest of the family; Tess the eldest child, has become totally silent; while Meg and her father try to hold the family together.
Critical reception
Reviewing the novel in Australian Book Review Susan Lever noted "this novel addresses the grief of several characters who have lost family members, and it offers language and art as partial consolation."[3]
In The Newtown Review of Books Anna Marfording found a continuity of sorts from the author's other works. "In her previous novels, as well as in The World Without Us, Juchau has demonstrated great psychological insight into the inner lives of her characters. One of her prime interests lies in exploring the aftermath of traumatic events, especially loss and grief, and in doing so, she illuminates the human condition...it is a story not only of loss and grief, motherlessness and environmental destruction, but also of survival, renewal and the importance of community."[4]
Publication history
After the novel's initial publication in Australia by Bloomsbury Publishing[1] it was reprinted by the same publishing house in 2017.[5]
Notes
- Dedication: For Roger and Guy
Awards
- 2016 Victorian Premier's Prize for Fiction, winner[2]
- 2016 Miles Franklin Award, longlisted[6]
- 2016 Stella Prize, shortlisted[7]
- 2016 Voss Literary Prize, shortlisted[8]
See also
References
- ^ a b "The World Without Us by Mireille Juchau (2015)". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 31 March 2025.
- ^ a b "Victorian Premier's Literary Awards 2016". The Wheeler Centre. Archived from the original on 28 April 2018. Retrieved 31 March 2025.
- ^ ""The World Without Us by Mireille Juchau"". Australian Book Review, September 2015. Retrieved 31 March 2025.
- ^ ""MIREILLE JUCHAU The World Without Us"". The Newtown Review of Books, 10 September 2015. Retrieved 31 March 2025.
- ^ "The World Without Us by Mireille Juchau (2017)". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 31 March 2025.
- ^ "Miles Franklin Literary Award, The 2016 Longlist". The Trust Company. Retrieved 31 March 2025.
- ^ "Explore the 2016 Stella Prize". Stella. Archived from the original on 2 December 2022. Retrieved 31 March 2025.
- ^ ""Shortlist 2016"". Voss Literary Prize. Retrieved 31 March 2025.