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Historical Fiction · EpicTwelve men meet in a New Zealand gold-rush hotel to piece together a night of mysterious events
The Luminaries
2013848 pagesDemanding readSlow pace
★ Booker Prize, 2013
A gold-rush mystery structured by the stars
In 1866, in the gold-rush town of Hokitika on New Zealand's South Island, Walter Moody walks in on a secret meeting of twelve local men. They tell him about a missing man, a dead hermit and a fortune in gold. The structure of the book follows astrological charts. It won the 2013 Booker Prize.
More about this book
Who
Walter Moody, twelve local men, Anna Wetherell and Emery Staines.
World
Hokitika, New Zealand, in 1865 and 1866.
What makes it different
It follows an astrological design and is the longest Booker winner.
Feel
Intricate and absorbing.
Page count and cover shown for: Selected edition
Further reading
- The LuminariesWikipedia