Longlisted for the 2018 Stella Prize 

The Choke – Sofie Laguna

Fiction · Allen & Unwin

The Choke

About the book

“Laguna is a sympathetic writer whose commitment to showing contemporary Australia in all its glory and ugliness continues to delight.”

– 2018 Stella Prize Judges

Sofie Laguna

About the author


Sofie Laguna

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