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Scary monsters: Michelle De Kretser.

Scary monsters: Michelle De Kretser.
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General Fiction   Tea Gardens . Available .  
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ISBN 9781761065101
Shelf Location F/DEK
Author De Kretser, Michelle
Title Scary monsters / Michelle De Kretser.
Publication Details Sydney, NSW:
©2021 Allen & Unwin,
Collation 153, 152 pages : 24 cm. ;
General Note Printed in reversible format.
Contents Lili -- Lyle.
Abstract/Summary Lili's family migrated to Australia from Asia when she was a teenager. Now, in the 1980s, she's teaching in the south of France. She makes friends, observes the treatment handed out to North African immigrants and is creeped out by her downstairs neighbour. All the while, Lili is striving to be A Bold, Intelligent Woman like Simone de Beauvoir. Lyle works for a sinister government department in near-future Australia. An Asian migrant, he fears repatriation and embraces 'Australian values'. He's also preoccupied by his ambitious wife, his wayward children and his strong-minded elderly mother. Islam has been banned in the country, the air is smoky from a Permanent Fire Zone, and one pandemic has already run its course. Three scary monsters - racism, misogyny and ageism - roam throught this mesmerising novel. Its reversible format enacts the disorientation that migrants experience when changing countries changes the story of their lives.
Subject General fiction
Australian fiction
Immigrants -- Australia -- Fiction
Racism -- Fiction
Ageism -- Fiction
Misogyny -- Fiction
Speculative fiction
Australian authors -- Fiction
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