The Malcontenta is a 1995 Ned Kelly Award-winning novel by the Australian author Barry Maitland.[1]
 First edition (UK) | |
| Author | Barry Maitland |
|---|---|
| Country | Australia |
| Language | English |
| Series | Brock and Kolla |
| Genre | Novel |
| Publisher | Hamish Hamilton (UK) Arcade Publishing (US) |
Publication date | 1995 |
| Media type | Print Hardback & Paperback |
| Pages | 348 pp |
| ISBN | 0-241-13461-7 (first edition, hardback) |
| OCLC | 32931955 |
| Preceded by | The Marx Sisters |
| Followed by | All My Enemies |
Critical reception edit
Writing in The Canberra Times Peter Bowler noted: "Professor Maitland's writing has all the special strengths that one would expect in an architect: structural soundness, a feeling for the shape and romance of his mise en scene, and, as a bonus for the reader, an element of interesting architectural instruction. More surprisingly, it has none of the classic weaknesses of the profession. He gets on with the job. "[2]
Awards edit
- Ned Kelly Awards for Crime Writing, Best Novel, 1996: joint winner[3]
Publication history edit
After its initial publication in the uk in 1995 by Hamish Hamilton,[4] the novel was reprinted as follows:
The novel has been translated into German (Ein Hauch von Angst, 1995), French (La malcontenta, 2000) and Italian (Malcontenta, 2002).[1]
Dedication edit
"Dedication: For Clare and Alex/With my very special thanks to Margaret, and to those people who have helped bring Brock and Cathy [sic] to print, in particular Kate Jones and Jill Hickson."
Notes edit
- This is the second novel in the author's Brock and Kolla series.[1]
- The title of this novel as published in the U.S. is The Malcontenta: A Kathy and Brock Mystery
Reviews edit
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b c d e f "Austlit — The Malcontenta". Austlit. Retrieved 14 January 2024.
- ^ ""An old-fashioned murder mystery"". The Canberra Times, 7 October 1995, p54. Retrieved 14 January 2024.
- ^ "1996 Ned Kelly Award Winners". Australian Crime Writers. Archived from the original on 2016-03-27. Retrieved 21 July 2015.
- ^ "The Malcontenta (Hamish Hamilton)". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 14 January 2024.
- ^ "The Malcontenta (Arcade)". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 14 January 2024.
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