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Age Book of the Year, as the prize makes its return after a nine-year hiatus.
Along with award winners Amanda Lohrey and Richard Flanagan, first-time author Adam Thompson and novelist Robbie Arnott make up the quartet of Tasmanian writers on the list. The last time the award was presented, in 2012, it went to another writer from Tasmania, James Boyce, for
1835: The Founding of Melbourne and the Conquest of Australia.
The shortlist is completed by Steven Conte, Kate Grenville and Nardi Simpson.
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