{"product_id":"9781922148025","title":"A Woman of the Future","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Woman of the Future\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e, first published in 1979, was David Ireland's best-selling sixth novel and his third to win the Miles Franklin Award. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e An imaginative tour de force, it is the story of the young life of Anthea Hunt, from conception to sexual awakening. It is controversial and brilliant, and unlike anything else in Australian literature. Now published as a Text Classic, it features a new introduction from Kate Jennings. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eDavid Ireland\u003c\/b\u003e started out writing poetry and drama but then turned to fiction. His first novel, \u003ci\u003eThe Chantic Bird\u003c\/i\u003e, was published in 1968. In the next decade he published five further novels, three of which won the Miles Franklin Award: \u003ci\u003eThe Unknown Industrial Prisoner\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Glass Canoe\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eA Woman of the Future\u003c\/i\u003e. David Ireland was made a member of the Order of Australia in 1981. In 1985 he received the Australian Literature Society Gold Medal for his novel \u003ci\u003eArchimedes and the Seagull\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eKate Jennings\u003c\/b\u003e is a poet, essayist, short-story writer and novelist. Her novels, \u003ci\u003eSnake\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eMoral Hazard\u003c\/i\u003e, were \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Notable Books of the Year. She has won the Australian Literature Society Gold Medal and the Christina Stead Prize for Fiction. Born in rural New South Wales, she has lived in New York since 1979. Her most recent book is \u003ci\u003eTrouble: Evolution of a Radical\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e www.textclassics.com.au \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 'Immense originality, wit and gritty wisdom...David Ireland has reached the top.' Patrick White \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 'Superlative powers of observation...a very rewarding read.' Manning Clark \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e '\u003ci\u003eA Woman of the Future\u003c\/i\u003e is not just a novel, it is a phenomenon.' Douglas Stewart \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 'Remarkable...an extraordinary memoir of adolescence.' \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 'A brilliant, often mind-blowing excursion...the sexual scenes here are as deliberately shocking as any recent fiction.' \u003ci\u003eSaturday Review\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"The Text Publishing Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47154221777136,"sku":"9781922148025","price":12.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781922148025_p0.jpg?v=1763632865","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781922148025","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}