Summary
The globe-spanning epic of power and family secrets from the Miles Franklin listed author.
WINNER OF THE 2026 VICTORIAN PREMIER’S LITERARY AWARD FOR FICTION
“An impressive, urgent novel by a talented and courageous writer.” - Mohsin Hamid, author of Exit West
How do you mourn your father when you know his secrets?
After many years abroad, Roz and Harun return to Malaysian Borneo for the funeral of their father Yusuf - and to reckon with their inheritan…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781926428796 |
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| ISBN-10: | 192642879X |
| Author: | Omar Musa |
| Publisher: | Penguin Random House Australia |
| Imprint: | Hamish Hamilton |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 384 |
| Release Date: | 2 September 2025 |
| Weight: | 482g |
| Dimensions: | 233mm x 155mm x 33mm |
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About The Author
Omar Musa
Omar Musa is an author, visual artist, rapper, and poet from Queanbeyan, Australia. He has written two novels, including Fierceland, three books of poetry, five hip-hop records, and two plays, Since Ali Died and The Offering (A Plastic Ocean Oratorio), with cellist Mariel Roberts Musa. His work has appeared in Poetry Magazine, The Best Australian Stories, and Best of Australian Poems.
His debut novel Here Come the Dogs was long-listed for the International Dublin Literary Award and the Miles Franklin Award, and he was named one of the Sydney Morning Herald’s Young Novelists of the Year in 2015. Fierceland won the Victorian Premier’s Literary Award for Fiction. He has had several solo exhibitions, including The Hurt Business.
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