''The Ballad of Desmond Kale'' is a
Miles Franklin Award
The Miles Franklin Literary Award is an annual literary prize awarded to "a novel which is of the highest literary merit and presents Australian life in any of its phases". The award was set up according to the will of Miles Franklin (1879–195 ...
-winning novel by
Australia
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Roger McDonald
Hugh Roger McDonald (born 23 June 1941 in Young, New South Wales) is an Australian award-winning author of several novels and a number of non-fiction works. He is also an accomplished poet and TV scriptwriter.
Life and career
The middle son of ...
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Dedication
For Lorna McDonald
with love and thanks
for gifts of conversation, friendship, and example
over a lifetime
External links
;Reviews
"The Age"
2005 Australian novels
Miles Franklin Award-winning works
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