Eyes on the Miles Franklin prize and its glitter

By Jason Steger
Updated September 18 2017 - 12:35pm, first published September 5 2017 - 1:54pm

In 1957, when the inaugural Miles Franklin literary award was presented to Patrick White for Voss, only 19 books were entered for the prize and the cheque the 45-year-old novelist received was for ??500. He would, he declared, use the money to a buy a hi-fi set and a new kitchen stove.

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