1838953973 
Book Scary monsters / Michelle de Kretser.
Publication year: 2023
Format: Book
Publisher: Atlantic Books
Resource type: Physical
ISBN: 1838953973 9781838953973 (pbk.) :
Notes: Lyle works for a sinister government department in near-future Australia. An Asian migrant, he fears repatriation and embraces 'Australian values'. He's also preoccupied by his ambitious wife, his wayward children and his strong-minded elderly mother. Islam has been banned in the country, the air is smoky from a Permanent Fire Zone, and one pandemic has already run its course. Lili's family migrated to Australia from Asia when she was a teenager. Now, in the 1980s, she's teaching in the south of France. She makes friends, observes the treatment handed out to North African immigrants and is creeped out by her downstairs neighbour. All the while, Lili is striving to be a bold, intelligent woman like Simone de Beauvoir. Three scary monsters - racism, misogyny, and ageism - roam through this mesmerising novel.
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320 pages ; 20 cm
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