The Great Fire
In war-torn Asia and stricken Europe, men and women, still young but veterans of harsh experience, must reinvent their lives and expectations, and learn from their past, to dream again. Some will fulfill their destinies, others will falter.
- Publisher
- Virago
- ISBN-13
- 9781845056742
- Genre
- Topics
Awards
- National Book Award for FictionWonMajor(2003)
- International Dublin Literary AwardShortlistedMajor(2005)
- Women's Prize for FictionShortlistedMajor(2004)
- The Booker PrizeLonglistedMajor(2004)
Other awarded books from Shirley Hazzard
- The Transit of Venus (2020)1 win · 24 score
- The Bay of Noon (2021)0 wins · 8 score
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