 First edition (publ. Hamish Hamilton) | |
| Author | Matthew Kneale |
|---|---|
| Publisher | Hamish Hamilton |
Publication date | March 14, 2000 |
| Awards | Whitbread Book Award (2000) |
| ISBN | 978-0-241-14068-0 |
English Passengers (ISBN 0-385-49744-X) is a 2000 historical novel written by Matthew Kneale,[1] which won that year's Whitbread Book Award and was shortlisted for the Booker Prize and the Miles Franklin Award. It is narrated by 20 different characters and tells the story of a voyage to look for the Garden of Eden in Tasmania and the decimation of that island’s indigenous population[2] of Aboriginal Tasmanians.
- ^ "All hands on deck". The Guardian. 4 March 2000. Retrieved 5 September 2024.
- ^ Roth, Henry Ling (1899). "The Aborigines of Tasmania". Halifax U.K.: F. King & Sons.