One Hundred Days

Alice Pung

Juni 2021 · Bolinda · Vorgelesen von Sun Park

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One hundred days. It’s no time at all, she tells me. But she’s not the one waiting. In a heady whirlwind of independence, lust and defiance, 16-year-old Karuna falls pregnant. Not on purpose, but not entirely by accident, either. Incensed, Karuna’s mother, already over-protective, confines her to their 14th-storey housing-commission flat, to keep her safe from the outside world – and make sure she can’t get into any more trouble. Stuck inside for endless hours, Karuna battles her mother and herself for a sense of power in her own life, as a new life forms and grows within her. As the due date draws ever closer, the question of who will get to raise the baby – who it will call Mum – festers between them. One Hundred Days is a fractured fairytale exploring the fault lines between love and control. At times tense and claustrophobic, it is nevertheless brimming with humour, warmth and character. It is a magnificent new work from one of Australia’s most celebrated authors.

Autoren-Profil

Alice Pung’s first book, Unpolished Gem, won the Australian Book Industry Newcomer of the Year Award and was nominated for the Victorian and New South Wales premiers’ literary awards. She edited the anthology Growing Up Asian in Australia and her work has appeared in the Monthly, Good Weekend, the Age, The Best Australian Stories and Meanjin.

Sun Park has had numerous professional engagements in the entertainment industry. She most recently played Cherry Li in Season 6 of Wentworth. Other TV credits include How To Stay Married, Newton’s Law, True Story with Hamish and Andy, Get Krack!n, and It’s A Date. Sun was a presenter on the children’s television series Hi-5. She has also appeared on stage in Mamma Mia! The Musical, The Boy From Oz, Avenue Q, and Hair.