''The Gift of Speed'' is a 2004 novel by Australian author

Steven Carroll Steven Carroll (born 1949) is an Australian novelist. He was born in Melbourne, Victoria and studied at La Trobe University. He has taught English at secondary school level, and drama at RMIT. He has been Drama Critic for ''The Sunday Age'' new ...

. It is the second in a sequence of novels, following ''

The Art of the Engine Driver ''The Art of the Engine Driver'' is a 2001 novel by Australian author Steven Carroll. It is the first in a sequence of novels written by Carroll, followed by ''The Gift of Speed'' and ''The Time We Have Taken''. Inspired by a dream, the book was ...

'' and followed by ''

The Time We Have Taken ''The Time We Have Taken'' is a 2007 novel by Australian author Steven Carroll. It is the third in a sequence of novels, following ''The Art of the Engine Driver'' and ''The Gift of Speed'', which follow the development of an outer Melbourne subu ...

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Awards

Miles Franklin Literary 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 ...

, 2005: shortlisted

Reviews

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2004 Australian novels Novels set in Melbourne HarperCollins books {{2000s-novel-stub