The Lebs: Miles Franklin Literary Award Finalist
A confronting new novel from award winning Sydney Morning Herald Best Young Novelist Michael Mohammed Ahmad.
Usually ships 6-12 working days – This title is in stock at publisher
Quick Reference
| ISBN |
9780733639012 |
| Barcode |
9780733639012 |
| Published |
27 February 2018 by Hachette |
| Format |
Trade Paperback/Paperback |
| Author(s) |
By Ahmad, Michael Mohammed |
| Availability |
In stock at publisher; ships 6-12 working days |
... view full title details below.
Buy Now
Full details for this title
| ISBN-13 |
9780733639012 |
| ISBN-10 |
0733639011 |
|
| Stock |
Available |
| Status |
In stock at publisher; ships 6-12 working days |
|
| Publisher |
Hachette |
| Imprint |
Hachette Australia |
| Publication Date |
27 February 2018
|
| Publication Country |
 Australia |
|
| Format |
Trade Paperback/Paperback
|
|
| Author(s) |
By Ahmad, Michael Mohammed |
| Category |
Fiction
Modern Fiction
Australian
|
|
| Number of Pages |
272 |
| Dimensions |
Width: 136mm
Height: 208mm
Spine: 22mm |
| Weight |
280g |
|
| Interest Age |
General Audience |
| Reading Age |
General Audience |
| NBS Text |
General & Literary Fiction |
| ONIX Text |
General/trade |
|
| Dewey Code |
Not specified |
| Catalogue Code |
882086 |
Description of this Book
'Bani Adam thinks he's better than us!' they say over and over until finally I shout back, 'Shut the fuck up, shut the fuck up, I have something to say!'They all go quiet and wait for me to explain myself, redeem myself, pull my shirt out, rejoin the pack. I hold their anticipation for three seconds, and then, while they're all ablaze, I say out loud, 'I do think I'm better.'Bani Adam is a student at Punchbowl Boys High School, which seems like the arse end of the earth, and the students don't seem to care. The Lebs control the school, and Bani feels at odds - a romantic in a sea of hyper-masculinity.Bani must come to terms with his place in a world of hostility and hopelessness - while dreaming of having so much more.
^ top
Awards, Reviews & Star Ratings
| NZ Review |
wonderfully vivid and compelling . . . utterly authentic - Books+Publishing |
^ top
Author's Bio
MICHAEL MOHAMMED AHMAD is an Arab-Australian writer, editor, teacher and community arts worker. He is the founder and director of Sweatshop, a literacy movement in Western Sydney devoted to empowering culturally and linguistically diverse artists through creative writing. Mohammed's essays and short stories have appeared in the Sydney Review of Books, The Guardian, Heat, Seizure, The Lifted Brow, The Australian and Coming of Age: Australian Muslim Stories. His debut novel, The Tribe, received a 2015 Sydney Morning Herald Best Young Australian Novelists of the Year Award. Mohammed received his Doctorate of Creative Arts at Western Sydney University in 2017.
^ top
