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| Author | Thea Astley |
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| Country | Australia |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Penguin Books, Australia |
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1999 |
| Media type | Print (Hardback & Paperback) |
| Pages | 293 pp |
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| OCLC | 42402469 |
| 823/.914 21 | |
| LC Class | PR9619.3.A75 D79 1999 |
| Preceded by | The Multiple Effects of Rainshadow |
Drylands (1999) (subtitled "A Book for the World's Last Reader") is a Miles Franklin Award-winning novel by Australian author Thea Astley. This novel shared the award with Benang by Kim Scott.
For a description of "drylands" see biomes.