Princes (novel)
 First edition | |
| Author | Sonya Hartnett |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Viking (Australia) |
Publication date | 1997 |
| Publication place | Australia |
| Media type | Print (Paperback) |
| Pages | 192 |
| ISBN | 0-670-87821-9 |
| Preceded by | The Devil Latch |
| Followed by | All My Dangerous friends |
Princes is a young adult novel by Australian novelist Sonya Hartnett, first published in 1997 in Australia by Viking Press.[1]
Synopsis
[edit]Two twins, locked up in what might be a tower, play minds games with each other. They tell each other horror stories about death, poisoning, rats, dissection, starvation, hideous floggings and murder.
Critical response
[edit]Publishers Weekly noted the author's "cool bravado" which "could attract a type of cult following" though they wondered if any "adult who would purchase this violent book for a teenager."[2]
Critic Peter Craven in The Age noted the author's "serious and far-out the literary talent" and noted that this "is a book with a deep and dazzling darkness, a neo-expressionist romp in which the real world has receded to a surmise, a pattern of familiarity that is always and everywhere violated."[3]
Publication history
[edit]After the novel's initial publication in Australia by Viking, it was reprinted as follows:
The novel was also translated into German in 2005.[4]
The audiobook is narrated by Francis Greenslade.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "Princes by Sonya Hartnett". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 4 November 2024.
- ^ ""Princes by Sonya Hartnett is reviewed."". Publishers Weekly, 30 March 1998. ProQuest 197032950. Retrieved 4 November 2024.
- ^ ""PRINCES (1997), By Sonya Hartnett"". The Age, 3 April 2005. ProQuest 367306085. Retrieved 4 November 2024.
- ^ a b "Austlit — Princes by Sonya Hratnett". Austlit. Retrieved 4 November 2024.
- ^ S. G. "PRINCES by Sonya Hartnett Read by Francis Greenslade | Audiobook Review". AudioFile Magazine. Retrieved 3 November 2024.
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