Lola Bensky

From Wikipedia the free encyclopedia

AuthorLily Brett
PublisherHamish Hamilton
Publication date
2012
ISBN9780143569190

Lola Bensky is the sixth novel by Australian author and poet Lily Brett.[1] It was published by Hamish Hamilton in 2012.[2] The novel, which won the 2014 Prix Médicis étranger,[3] has been described as semi-autobiographical.[3] Brett and Lola share the same initials, and both worked as music journalists in the 1960s.[4]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Tim Elliott (journalist) (29 September 2012). "The Interview: Lily Brett". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
  2. ^ Sasnaitis, Francesca (October 2012). "Lola Bensky by Lily Brett". Australian Book Review. 345. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
  3. ^ a b Astrid De Larminat (4 November 2014). "Prix Médicis 2014 : Antoine Volodine supplante Éric Reinhardt". Le Figaro (in French). Retrieved 8 January 2022.
  4. ^ "Lily Brett and Lola Bensky". Radio National. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 13 November 2012. Retrieved 8 January 2022.