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"Shimmering" and "strikingly new" — Siang Lu wins Miles Franklin Literary Award

"Shimmering" and "strikingly new" — Siang Lu wins Miles Franklin Literary Award

Update: 2025-07-24
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“Shimmering” and “strikingly new”—Siang Lu takes out the 2025 Miles Franklin Literary Award with Ghost Cities, his razor-sharp satire of the film world. With humour and absurdity as his tools, Lu boldly tackles race, racism, and the stories we tell (and sell) on screen.

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"Shimmering" and "strikingly new" — Siang Lu wins Miles Franklin Literary Award

"Shimmering" and "strikingly new" — Siang Lu wins Miles Franklin Literary Award

Australian Broadcasting Corporation