{"product_id":"9780733640421","title":"The Hate Race","description":"Author: Maxine Beneba Clarke\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9780733640421\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Hachette Australia\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 24 Apr 2018\u003cbr\u003ePages: 272 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWINNER of the NSW Premier's Literary Award Multicultural NSW Award 2017\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eShortlisted for the Nita B Kibble Award 2018\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eShortlisted for the Victorian Premier's Literary Award for Non-Fiction 2017\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eShortlisted for the ABIA Biography Book of the Year 2017\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eShortlisted for the Indie Award for Non-Fiction 2017\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eShortlisted for the Stella Prize 2017\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Maxine Beneba Clarke is a powerful and fearless storyteller' Dave Eggers\u003c\/b\u003e, international bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eA HEARTBREAKING WORK OF STAGGERING GENIUS\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eAgainst anything I had ever been told was possible, I was turning white. On the surface of my skin, a miracle was quietly brewing . . .\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSuburban Australia. Sweltering heat. Three bedroom blonde-brick. Family of five. Beat-up Ford Falcon. Vegemite on toast. Maxine Beneba Clarke's life is just like all the other Aussie kids on her street. Except for this one, glaring, inescapably obvious thing.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom one of Australia's most exciting writers, and the author of the multi-award-winning \u003ci\u003eFOREIGN SOIL\u003c\/i\u003e, comes \u003ci\u003eTHE HATE RACE\u003c\/i\u003e: a powerful, funny, and at times devastating memoir about growing up black in white middle-class Australia.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'There is a tendency to talk about a young author such as Clarke as a 'writer to watch' with the expectation that she may, one day, achieve the extraordinary. With \u003ci\u003eTHE HATE RACE\u003c\/i\u003e, she already has; don't watch, watch out.' Beejay Silcox \u003ci\u003eThe Australian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'\u003ci\u003eTHE HATE RACE\u003c\/i\u003e has a heft to it that is at once steeped in history, and also exquisitely and playfully modern; it is lyrical, sincere and ironic, but above all, it is fierce.' - \u003ci\u003eBooks + Publishing\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46465978663070,"sku":"ADS-9780733640421","price":22.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9780733640421.jpg?v=1770010684","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9780733640421","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}