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| 28 | a novel | twenty-eight years in the making | by Ilura Press co-founder and publisher, Christopher Lappas | surprising and eloquent | a mirror maze | emotional intensity | original, courageous, and memorable | a multi-layered work of genius |​

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"28 is very powerful and intense, questioning again and again all the ambivalences of life and living, of destiny, motivation, and consequence. The ending is both surprising and eloquent."
​​Thomas Shapcott ​- Order of Australia for contribution to literature and the Arts, Patrick White Award

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Christopher Lappas is director and co-publisher at Ilura Press. ​He has an academic background in the creative arts, media arts, publishing, and philosophy, and he holds a PhD in Creative Writing. He has been employed as a professional musician, songwriter, photographer, videographer, and newspaper editor-in-chief. His published works include poetry, interviews, reviews, advertising copy, plays, and short stories. Christopher has been a member of numerous university, not-for-profit, and Arts advisory boards and panels. He has several novels, in various stages of completion, that he intends to release over the coming years.

"Reading Lappas is like entering a mirror-maze: every turn offers endless possibilities."
Lexi Paichnidi - editor and researcher. 

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"As I look back over the novel, it is the character of 28 that stands out. There is real emotional (and even spiritual) intensity in her, and one has a sense that her life goes on even beyond the last chapter."
​​J.M. Coetzee ​- Nobel Prize for literature, ​twice Man Booker Prize recipient.

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PROFIT

~ All profit from sales of this book directly supports further Ilura Press projects and the work that Christopher and Ilura Press are actively involved in within the creative arts and in partnership with charities and socially responsible organisations.
​~ By ordering through this site, you are maximising your contribution.