The Malcontenta


The Malcontenta is a 1995 Ned Kelly Award-winning novel by the Australian author Barry Maitland.

Critical reception

Writing in The Canberra Times Peter Bowler noted: "Professor Maitland's writing has all the special strengths that one would expect in an architect: structural soundness, a feeling for the shape and romance of his mise en scene, and, as a bonus for the reader, an element of interesting architectural instruction. More surprisingly, it has none of the classic weaknesses of the profession. He gets on with the job. "

Awards

Publication history

After its initial publication in the uk in 1995 by Hamish Hamilton, the novel was reprinted as follows:
The novel has been translated into German, French and Italian.

Dedication

"Dedication: For Clare and Alex/With my very special thanks to Margaret, and to those people who have helped bring Brock and Cathy to print, in particular Kate Jones and Jill Hickson."

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