The Art of the Engine Driver

Book by Steven Carroll

0-7322-7057-XOCLC52334941

Dewey Decimal

823/.914 21LC ClassPR9619.3.C382 A88 2001Preceded bySpirit of Progress Followed byThe Gift of Speed

The Art of the Engine Driver is a 2001 novel by Australian author Steven Carroll. It is the first in a sequence of novels written by Carroll, followed by The Gift of Speed and The Time We Have Taken.^[1] Inspired by a dream, the book was originally intended to be a stand-alone novel.^[2]

Awards

Prix Femina (France), Best Foreign Novel, 2005: shortlisted^[3]
Miles Franklin Literary Award, 2002: shortlisted^[3]

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References

^ O'Reilly, Nathanael (2012). "A Portrait of Post-War Melbourne". Antipodes. 26 (1): 106–107. JSTOR 41958035.
^ Steger, Jason (2015-06-12). "Steven Carroll interview: How a suburban story turned into five novels". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 2021-08-19.
^ ^a ^b "Steven Carroll". AustLit: Discover Australian Stories. Retrieved 2021-08-19.