Only the Astronauts, 9781760896775
Paperback
Space objects tell human tales; weird, wondrous, and worthy of love.

Only the Astronauts

the transformative new collection from the award-winning author of only the animals

$30.82

  • Paperback

    288 pages

  • Release Date

    6 May 2024

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Summary

Cosmic Tales: Stories from the Edge of Space

A transformative collection from the award-winning author of ‘Only the Animals.’

‘Ceridwen Dovey has a rare, wild genius. The stories in Only the Astronauts are extraordinary, funny, delightful and moving. Dovey sees tenderly what it is to be human - from a perspective that is out-of-this-world imaginative.’ - Anna Funder

Adrift in outer space, a motley crew of human-made objects tell their tales, making real history sweet…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781760896775
ISBN-10:1760896772
Author:Ceridwen Dovey
Publisher:Penguin Random House Australia
Imprint:Penguin Random House Australia
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:288
Release Date:6 May 2024
Weight:360g
Dimensions:234mm x 154mm x 22mm
About The Author

Ceridwen Dovey

Ceridwen Dovey is a writer based in Sydney. She’s the author of several acclaimed works of fiction (Blood Kin, Only the Animals, In the Garden of the Fugitives, Life After Truth, Once More With Feeling) and non-fiction (On J.M. Coetzee- Writers on Writers and Inner Worlds Outer Spaces- The Working Lives of Others). Her non-fiction essays have been published by the Smithsonian Magazine, WIRED, Vogue, the Monthly and Alexander, among many others. She’s the recipient of an Australian Museum Eureka Award, and the 2020 & 2021 UNSW Press Bragg Prize for science writing. Her latest book is Mothertongues, a work of literary fiction co-authored with Eliza Bell, and including original songs by Australian songwriter Keppie Coutts.

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