Written in English
Miles Franklin 2001 · Shortlist
English Passengers
English Passengers
Matthew Kneale · 40 when first published
Novel · Historical
AI-generated summary:In 1857 a Manx smuggling captain charters his ship to two Englishmen bound for Tasmania: a vicar seeking the Garden of Eden and a doctor with a sinister theory of race, while an Aboriginal man recounts his people's struggle.
Also: Booker 2000 shortlist