
A Rising of the Lights
$27.99
- Paperback
320 pages
- Release Date
8 April 2026
Summary
From the Booker-shortlisted author, an audacious comic lament for a world that no longer knows itself.
‘Truly wondrous. Nobody on this troubled, glorious planet writes, thinks, feels, amuses, surprises, dazzles quite like Steve f-ing Toltz! I was left awed and, yet again, bloody envious.’ Trent Dalton
‘Brilliant, hilarious, eccentric and beautiful. A surfacing story unlike anything I’ve read. I need two copies of this book. One to keep on my shelf, and a sacrificial one so I c…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781761355936 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1761355937 |
| Author: | Steve Toltz |
| Publisher: | Penguin Random House Australia |
| Imprint: | Penguin Random House Australia |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 320 |
| Release Date: | 8 April 2026 |
| Weight: | 402g |
| Dimensions: | 232mm x 156mm x 22mm |
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About The Author
Steve Toltz
Steve Toltz was born in Sydney, Australia in 1972. His first novel, A Fraction of the Whole, was shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize and the Guardian First Book Award. His second novel, Quicksand, won the 2017 Russell Prize for Humour.
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