First Name Second Name
Steve MinOn
In this darkly ironic novel, a dead man walks back through four generations of family estrangements to recover his lost identity.
is the quintessential Australian novel – a stunningly complex and intelligent portrait of who we are now and who we are destined to become. MinOn is a critical, insightful and compassionate new voice. Absolutely a name to remember.
First Name Second Name isa glorious, inventive novel about the experiences of a Chinese–Scottish family, from the goldfields in North Queensland to 1980s Brisbane to the present day. You will be both entertained and moved by this wonderful novel
- Release
- Mar-2025
- ISBN
- 9780702268809
- RRP (AUD)
- $34.99
- Pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback & ebook
Steve MinOn
won the Glendower Award for an Emerging Queensland Writer in the 2023 Queensland Literary Awards for First Name Second Name.
University of Queensland Press (UQP)
For 70 years UQP has been at the forefront of innovative publishing. It has launched the careers of many great novelists, published contemporary poets, been a pioneering force in children’s and young adult publishing and has set the benchmark for award-winning scholarly and Black Australian writing.
- Rights
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World ex film/TV
- Contact
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Erin Sandiford
- Website