The Book of Fame (and fortune) for Lloyd Jones

Lloyd Jones’ The Book of Fame has won the $40,000 biennial Tasmania Pacific Fiction Prize, Australia’s most lucrative literary award. The Book of Fame is a poetic national myth-making account of the 1905 All Black tour of Europe.  “It’s an important award because it presents fantastic opportunities to cross-pollinate our literature with that of our neighbouring countries.” Purchase The Book of Fame in the NZEdge shop. The theatrical adaptation by Carl Dixon opens at Wellington’s Downstage Theatre on 9th May and film rights to the story have been optioned.