Lit in Translation

Robbie Arnott

Born 1989 · Australia

In English
2 of 2

Books on prize lists

  • Written in English

    Miles Franklin 2023 · Shortlist

    Limberlost

    Limberlost

    Robbie Arnott · 33 when first published

    Novel · 240 pages · Family, Nature, Coming of age

    AI-generated summary:On his family's apple orchard in northern Tasmania, with his two older brothers away at war, young Ned spends a long summer shooting rabbits to sell the pelts and buy a boat of his own.

  • Written in English

    Miles Franklin 2021 · Shortlist

    The Rain Heron

    The Rain Heron

    Robbie Arnott · 31 when first published

    Novel · Speculative, Nature

    AI-generated summary:In a country wrecked by a coup, Ren lives alone high on a forested mountain, hunting, trading and trying to forget, until a young soldier arrives searching for a creature out of local legend.