Shankari Chandran wins the Miles Franklin with a sophisticated take on racism, cultural erasure and what it means to belong
- Written by: Julienne van Loon, Associate Professor in Creative Writing, School of Culture & Communication, The University of Melbourne
Shankari ChandranUltimo Press“Race and racial identity and what it means to be Australian and who gets to decide that … that has been a part of my life here, for my entire life …,” says Western Sydney author Shankari Chandran. “I’ve thought about it a lot but never had the courage to write about it.”
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