Hamilton Case
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A01=Michelle de Kretser
australian novel
Author_Michelle de Kretser
booker prize
Category=FBA
empire critique
encore award
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forthcoming
hilary mantel
historical fiction
post colonial classic
south asian literature
sri lanka novel
Product details
- ISBN 9781914502415
- Dimensions: 129 x 198mm
- Publication Date: 02 Jul 2026
- Publisher: Sort of Books
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Paperback
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'That rare treasure, a perfect novel' TIME
A name is the first story that attaches itself to a life. Consider mine: Stanley Alban Marriott Obeysekere. It tells of geography, history, love and uncertainty.
Stanley Obeysekere, a wealthy lawyer in colonial Ceylon, is a staunch believer in British justice. When the murder of a tea planter baffles the island, he seizes the chance to solve the case, securing fame as 'our Sherlock Holmes'.
But his triumph comes at a price. With devastating precision, Michelle de Kretser traces the disintegration of a man, a family and a society as change arrives and the empire crumbles. A dazzling and savage novel.
Michelle de Kretser was born in Sri Lanka and emigrated to Australia as a teenager. She was educated in Melbourne and Paris. The Hamilton Case is the second of her seven novels the latest of which was the Stella prize-winning Theory & Practice. The Hamilton Case won the 2004 Encore Award and was a finalist for the Frankfurt
Literaturpreis. Michelle De Kretser lives in Sydney.
