The Luminaries
Award History
| Award | Year | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Booker Prize | 2013 | Winner |
| Governor General's Literary Award for English-Language Fiction | 2013 | Winner |
About This Book
Set on the West Coast of New Zealand's South Island in 1866 during the gold rush, this richly plotted novel follows young Walter Moody as he stumbles into a secret gathering of twelve men who are trying to solve a series of mysterious local crimes. Structured according to astrological principles, the novel grows shorter in each section as its mysteries are gradually revealed.
About the Author
Eleanor Catton is a New Zealand author who won the Man Booker Prize and the Governor General's Literary Award in 2013 for The Luminaries, an intricate novel set during the New Zealand Gold Rush of the 1860s. At the time, she was the youngest author ever to win the Man Booker Prize, at age 28. The Luminaries is a structurally complex novel built around astrological patterns, with 12 major characters corresponding to the signs of the zodiac and seven others representing celestial bodies. Read more →
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