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'Ava Langdon is often not herself. Having fled her early life in New Zealand and endured the loss of her children, she now lives as a recluse in the Blue Mountains. Regarded by locals as a colourful eccentric, she dresses in men's clothes and fearlessly pursues her artistic path.
'All that matters to Ava is her writing. Words offer beauty and a sense of possibility when so much else has been lost. But can they offer her redemption in her last days?
'Poetic, poignant, and at times bitingly funny, The Last Days of Ava Langdon takes us into the mind of a true maverick.' (Publication summary)
Notes
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Dedication:
In memory of my father
Tim O'Flynn
1926-2015
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Epigraph: It is absurd to say that the age of miracles is past. It has not yet begun. –Oscar Wilde, Letter from Paris, 1900
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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Miles Franklin Shortlist 2017
Nic Brasch
(interviewer),
2017
14751086
2017
single work
interview
podcast
'The shortlist for the 2017 Miles Franklin was announced on 18 June 2017, and this episode - featuring all five shortlisted authors - was released on 20 June 2017.
This episode features interviews with all five shortlisted authors: Emily Maguire (An Isolated Incident), Mark O'Flynn (The Last Days of Ava Langdon), Ryan O'Neill (Their Brilliant Careers), Philip Salom (Waiting) and Josephine Wilson (Extinctions).'
Source: Blurb.
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Heart-warming, Biting, Tragic, Funny: the Miles Franklin Shortlist Will Move You
2017
single work
essay
— Appears in: The Conversation , 6 September 2017;'The 2017 Miles Franklin Award winner will be announced tonight, but I’m not taking bets on who it’s likely to be. Each shortlisted novel is by a first-time nominee. Each is of satisfyingly high literary quality and very different in voice, logic, focus and story.' (Introduction)
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Ava and Eve
2016
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , August no. 383 2016; (p. 31)
— Review of The Last Days of Ava Langdon 2016 single work novel -
Delving into the Literary Recluse’s Domain
2016
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 6-7 August 2016; (p. 25)
— Review of Wood Green 2016 single work novel ; The Last Days of Ava Langdon 2016 single work novel -
[Review] The Last Days of Ava Langdon by Mark O'Flynn
2016
single work
review
— Appears in: Antipodes , December vol. 30 no. 2 2016; (p. 419-421)
— Review of The Last Days of Ava Langdon 2016 single work novel
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Delving into the Literary Recluse’s Domain
2016
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 6-7 August 2016; (p. 25)
— Review of Wood Green 2016 single work novel ; The Last Days of Ava Langdon 2016 single work novel -
Ava and Eve
2016
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , August no. 383 2016; (p. 31)
— Review of The Last Days of Ava Langdon 2016 single work novel -
[Review] The Last Days of Ava Langdon by Mark O'Flynn
2016
single work
review
— Appears in: Antipodes , December vol. 30 no. 2 2016; (p. 419-421)
— Review of The Last Days of Ava Langdon 2016 single work novel -
Heart-warming, Biting, Tragic, Funny: the Miles Franklin Shortlist Will Move You
2017
single work
essay
— Appears in: The Conversation , 6 September 2017;'The 2017 Miles Franklin Award winner will be announced tonight, but I’m not taking bets on who it’s likely to be. Each shortlisted novel is by a first-time nominee. Each is of satisfyingly high literary quality and very different in voice, logic, focus and story.' (Introduction)
-
y
Miles Franklin Shortlist 2017
Nic Brasch
(interviewer),
2017
14751086
2017
single work
interview
podcast
'The shortlist for the 2017 Miles Franklin was announced on 18 June 2017, and this episode - featuring all five shortlisted authors - was released on 20 June 2017.
This episode features interviews with all five shortlisted authors: Emily Maguire (An Isolated Incident), Mark O'Flynn (The Last Days of Ava Langdon), Ryan O'Neill (Their Brilliant Careers), Philip Salom (Waiting) and Josephine Wilson (Extinctions).'
Source: Blurb.
Awards
- 2017 shortlisted Prime Minister's Literary Awards — Fiction
- 2017 winner Voss Literary Prize
- 2017 shortlisted Miles Franklin Literary Award
- Blue Mountains, Sydney, New South Wales,