The Glade Within the Grove
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| Author | David Foster |
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| Country | Australia |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Novel |
| Publisher | Fourth Estate, U.K. |
Publication date |
1996 |
| Media type | Print Hardback & Paperback |
| Pages | 431 |
| ISBN | 1-85702-452-4 |
| OCLC | 60307757 |
| 823/.914 21 | |
| LC Class | PR9619.3.F6 I5 1999 |
| Preceded by | Mates of Mars |
| Followed by | In the New Country |
The Glade within the Grove is a 1996 novel by Australian author David Foster.
It won the 1997 Miles Franklin Award.
Synopsis
Retired postman D’Arcy D’Oliveres, of Dog Rock finds an undelivered package at the bottom of an old mail bag. In the package is the manuscript of an epic poem called the Ballad of Erinungarah written by a young man named Timothy Papadirnitriou.
Critical reception
Geoffrey Dutton in The Australian Book review stated: "The Glade Within the Grove asks the deepest questions, of love and life and where the gods have gone. It is a novel of great importance, by any standards...[it] is the work of a master craftsman with a prodigious imagination."
Awards
| Year | Award | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | International Dublin Literary Award | Shortlist | |
| 1997 | Miles Franklin Literary Award | Winner | |
| 1996 | James Joyce Foundation Suspended Sentence Award | Winner | |
| 1996 | The Age Book of the Year Award for Fiction | Shortlist | |
| 1996 | NBC Banjo Award for Fiction | Shortlist |