{"product_id":"the-lebs-miles-franklin-literary-award-finalist","title":"Lebs","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFINALIST FOR THE MILES FRANKLIN LITERARY AWARDS 2019\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWINNER OF THE NSW PREMIERS LITERARY AWARDS MULTICULTURAL NSW AWARD 2019\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Bani Adam thinks he's better than us!' they say over and over until finally I shout back, 'Shut up, I have something to say!'\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThey all go quiet and wait for me to explain myself, redeem myself, pull my shirt out, rejoin the pack. I hold their anticipation for three seconds, and then, while they're all ablaze, I say out loud, 'I do think I'm better.'\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs far as Bani Adam is concerned Punchbowl Boys is the arse end of the earth. Though he's a Leb and they control the school, Bani feels at odds with the other students, who just don't seem to care. He is a romantic in a sea of hypermasculinity. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBani must come to terms with his place in this hostile, hopeless world, while dreaming of so much more.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eThe Lebs\u003c\/i\u003e:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'an open-eyed and highly charismatic novel broiling with fight, tenderness and ambition.' - \u003ci\u003eBig Issue\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'\u003ci\u003eThe Lebs\u003c\/i\u003e is a strong and resonant novel that deserves to be widely read.' - \u003ci\u003eWeekend Australian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'The author never lets his superb command of idiom or his eye for the absurd overwhelm a deeply felt exploration of the hurt and damage that can come from encounters with the Australian Other. No one who reads \u003ci\u003eThe Lebs \u003c\/i\u003edeserves to come out unscathed.' - \u003ci\u003eThe Saturday Paper \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Ahmad's piercing storytelling cuts away at the lace and trimmings of race relations in Australia today.' - \u003ci\u003eThe Lifted Brow\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hachette Australia","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32103462633555,"sku":"","price":21.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9780733639012_d80103f9-d9cf-4f4b-b4b6-a8268473362c.jpg?v=1779853548","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/the-lebs-miles-franklin-literary-award-finalist","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}