Eye of the Needle
$31.49
- Paperback
320 pages
- Release Date
4 August 2026
Summary
A passionate story about the landscape of grief and the emergence of self by a distinctive new voice in Australian literary fiction.
In 1882 a young Afghan named Kadir lands in Port Augusta. He has arrived with six camels to make his fortune, and so becomes the transport for a scientific expedition into the red centre.
More than a century later a young man named Kris comes of age in the Melbourne suburbs, having emigrated from India with his family when he was just a boy. Afte…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781921758614 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1921758619 |
| Author: | Christopher Raja |
| Publisher: | Text Publishing |
| Imprint: | The Text Publishing Company |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 320 |
| Release Date: | 4 August 2026 |
| Weight: | 400g |
| Dimensions: | 237mm x 155mm x 27mm |
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Critics Review
‘A poignant story, widely accessible and skilfully told.’ * Books+Publishing on Into the Suburbs *
‘Both moving and confronting…a book of significance.’ * Canberra Times on Into the Suburbs *
‘An emotional experience, heartbreaking yet hopeful.’ * Big Issue on Into the Suburbs *
‘A deeply human exploration of exile, love and grief, narrated in a voice that rings clear as a bell.’ * Meg Mundell on Into the Suburbs *
‘Compelling and vivid.’ * Sydney Morning Herald on The Burning Elephant *
About The Author
Christopher Raja
Christopher Raja was born in Calcutta in 1974. His books include The First Garden, The Burning Elephant, and Into the Suburbs - A Migrant’s Story. He has been twice shortlisted for the Northern Territory Chief Minister’s Book of the Year award, and Into the Suburbs was Highly Commended in the National Biography Award. He lives in the Northern Territory.
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