It follows the story of an orphan girl who is working in the wards of the insane and incapable, but the inhabitants are thrown into turmoil after a series of strange murders following the arrival of a new patient.[1]
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"Set on an unnamed island in the near present, it is told from the perspective of a simple young woman, an orphan, mute, reared in a mental hospital and an orderly there, who forms a bond with a mysterious coma patient, a man with telepathic powers who claims to be immortal..."[4]
Throughout the book the reader can never be sure that the mute orphan narrator is a reliable narrator. The possibility that her telepathic bond with the patient is in fact a figment of her imagination is always left open. So rather than science fiction, the book could instead be read as an insight into delusion.[5]
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^ ab"Wonders of a Godless World". Allen & Unwin. Retrieved 2010-02-01.
^"Wonders of a Godless World by Andrew McGahan". Fantastic Fiction. Retrieved 2010-02-01.
wonders, godless, world, 2009, novel, andrew, mcgahan, described, kind, modern, fable, that, verges, fantasy, 2009, aurealis, award, best, science, fiction, novel, first, edition, coverauthorandrew, mcgahancountryaustralialanguageenglishgenrescience, fictionpu. Wonders of a Godless World is a 2009 novel by Andrew McGahan Described as a kind of modern fable that verges on fantasy it won the 2009 Aurealis Award for best science fiction novel Wonders of a Godless WorldFirst edition coverAuthorAndrew McGahanCountryAustraliaLanguageEnglishGenreScience fictionPublisherAllen amp UnwinPublication dateOctober 2009Media typePrint Paperback Pages260 first edition ISBN978 1 74175 809 2It follows the story of an orphan girl who is working in the wards of the insane and incapable but the inhabitants are thrown into turmoil after a series of strange murders following the arrival of a new patient 1 Background editWonders of a Godless World was first published in Australia in October 2009 by Allen amp Unwin in trade paperback format 1 It was released in the United Kingdom in May 2010 by Blue Door 2 Wonders of a Godless World won the 2009 Aurealis Award for best science fiction novel 3 Synopsis editThis section needs expansion You can help by adding to it February 2010 Set on an unnamed island in the near present it is told from the perspective of a simple young woman an orphan mute reared in a mental hospital and an orderly there who forms a bond with a mysterious coma patient a man with telepathic powers who claims to be immortal 4 Throughout the book the reader can never be sure that the mute orphan narrator is a reliable narrator The possibility that her telepathic bond with the patient is in fact a figment of her imagination is always left open So rather than science fiction the book could instead be read as an insight into delusion 5 References edit a b Wonders of a Godless World Allen amp Unwin Retrieved 2010 02 01 Wonders of a Godless World by Andrew McGahan Fantastic Fiction Retrieved 2010 02 01 Aurealis Awards 2009 Science Fiction Novel Judges Report PDF Aurealis Awards Retrieved 2010 02 01 Geordie Williamson chief literary critic The Australian Andrew McGahan Interviewed by Jo Case Readings nbsp This article about a 2000s science fiction novel is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it See guidelines for writing about novels Further suggestions might be found on the article s talk page vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Wonders of a Godless World amp oldid 1157981869, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
