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Andrew Pippos Andrew Pippos i(A31048 works by)
Born: Established: 1977 ;
Gender: Male
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'Andrew Pippos spent part of his childhood getting underfoot in his family's Greek-Australian café. When he grew up, he worked in newspapers and taught in universities. This is his first novel, and it packs in everything he knows about growing up in a noisy, complicated, loving family. He lives in Sydney.' (https://www.panmacmillan.com.au/9781760787332/

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y separately published work icon Lucky's Sydney : Pan Macmillan Australia , 2020 19895660 2020 single work novel

'Lucky's is a story of family. A story about migration.

'It is also about a man called Lucky. His restaurant chain. A fire that changed everything. A New Yorker article which might save a career. The mystery of a missing father. An impostor who got the girl. An unthinkable tragedy. A roll of the dice. And a story of love, lost, sought and won again, (at last).' (Publication summary)
2021 shortlisted Prime Minister's Literary Awards — Fiction
2021 highly commended HNSA Historical Novel Prize — Adult
2021 winner Readings Prizes — Readings Prize for New Australian Fiction
2021 shortlisted Miles Franklin Literary Award
2021 longlisted ASAL Awards — ALS Gold Medal
2021 shortlisted Australian Book Industry Awards (ABIA) — The Matt Richell Award for New Writer
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