The Animals in That Country

Name: The Animals in That Country
ISBN: 9781771963596

by Laura Jean McKay

Arthur C. · 2021 · Winner

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Scribe PublicationsFebruary 11, 2020Science Fiction & FantasyISBN 9781771963596

Award History

Award	Year	Status	Citation
Arthur C. Clarke Award	2021	Winner	“Laura Jean McKay's Australian debut won for its startlingly original premise—a pandemic of animal comprehension—and its emotionally devastating journey into the grief of truly understanding what animals experience.”

About This Book

A pandemic sweeps Australia that allows humans to understand what animals are saying—and park ranger Jean must search for her missing granddaughter while the world unravels under the weight of animal communication.

About the Author

Laura Jean McKayAU

Laura Jean McKay is an Australian author who won the Arthur C. Clarke Award for The Animals in That Country (2021), a novel set during a pandemic in Australia that causes humans to understand animal communication. The novel was praised for its originality, emotional intensity, and its exploration of language and consciousness. Read more →