Wright’s novel Praiseworthy was hailed by judges as “an astonishing feat of storytelling”.
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The Indigenous writer has won the $60,000 award for her acclaimed novel,Praiseworthy,making her the first to win the prize twice.
Fiction judges said they had chosen novels that were both fresh and wise. “Their stories and characters stayed with us,long after the pages were closed”