Praise (novel)

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Praise (novel) is an Australian contemporary literary work by Andrew McGahan that follows a bleak, gritty relationship between two aimless young adults, noted for its raw depiction of sex, drugs, and urban disaffection.

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Praise (film) 3
Praise (novel) canonical 1

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instanceOf debut novel
novel
adaptedInto Praise (novel) self-linksurface differs
surface form: Praise (film)
author Andrew McGahan
awardReceived The Australian/Vogel Literary Award
awardReceivedYear 1991
contains drug use scenes
explicit sexual content
strong language
countryOfOrigin Australia
criticalReception acclaimed in Australia
filmAdaptationReleaseYear 1998
followedBy 1988 (novel)
Last Drinks (novel)
followsCharacter Cynthia
Gordon Buchanan
genre contemporary fiction
grunge lit
literary fiction
hasSubject alcohol abuse
dysfunctional relationships
unemployment
working-class life in Brisbane
influenced perception of 1990s Australian youth culture
literaryMovement Australian grunge literature
mainTheme aimlessness of youth
drug use
sex and relationships
urban disaffection
narrativePerspective first-person
notableFor depiction of urban disaffection
raw depiction of drugs
raw depiction of sex
originalLanguage English
partOfSeries Praise trilogy
publicationYear 1992
publisher Allen & Unwin
setInTimePeriod late 20th century
settingCountry Australia
settingLocation Brisbane
style realist
targetAudience adult readers
tone bleak
gritty

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subject surface form: Praise (film)
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this entity surface form: Praise (film)
Andrew McGahan screenplayWritten Praise (novel)
this entity surface form: Praise (film)
Andrew McGahan basedOnHisWork Praise (novel)
this entity surface form: Praise (film)