Eleanor Catton

The Luminaries

Intricate, astrology-structured mystery set during Otago goldrush in colonial New Zealand

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Eleanor Catton
Eleanor Catton

New Zealand novelist who became the youngest winner of the Man Booker Prize for The Luminaries, a vast Victorian-inflected mystery novel. Her debut The Rehearsal demonstrated formal brilliance. She is the most celebrated New Zealand novelist of her generation.

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