A passionate story about the landscape of grief and the emergence of self by a distinctive new voice in Australian literary fiction

Plt;bPgt;A passionate story about the landscape of grief and the emergence of self by a distinctive new voice in Australian literary fiction. Plt;/bPgt; In 1882 a young Afghan named Kadir lands in Port Augusta. He has arrived with six camels to make his fortune, and so becomes the transport for a scientific expedition into the red centre.Plt;brPgt; Plt;brPgt;More than a century later a young man named Kris comes of age in the Melbourne suburbs, having emigrated from India with his family when he was just a boy. After the trauma of his fatherP#8217;s mysterious death, Kris gravitates to St Kilda in search of a bigger world.Plt;brPgt; Plt;brPgt;Fate will lead Kris to drugs and sex and love. He will learn what it truly takes to write a novel about the visionary life: the tale of a cameleer who comes across the seas from Asia and is drawn into the dazzling heart of the continent, where all is revealedP#8212;the ancient peoples, power and possession, lies and lust, faith, death, and what really matters.Plt;brPgt;Plt;brPgt;Christopher RajaP#8217;s Eye of the Needle is a spectacular novel about the force of desire and ambition, about what love does to us and what we will do for love.Plt;brPgt;Plt;brPgt;Plt;brPgt;P#8216;Compelling and vivid.P#8217;Plt;iPgt; Plt;bPgt;Sydney Morning Herald Plt;/bPgt;Plt;/iPgt;Plt;bPgt;on Plt;/bPgt;Plt;iPgt;Plt;bPgt;The Burning ElephantPlt;/bPgt;Plt;/iPgt;Plt;brPgt;Plt;iPgt;Plt;brPgt;Plt;/iPgt;P#8216;A poignant story, widely accessible and skilfully told.P#8217;Plt;bPgt; Plt;iPgt;Books+PublishingPlt;/iPgt; Plt;/bPgt;Plt;bPgt;onPlt;iPgt; Plt;/iPgt;Plt;/bPgt;Plt;bPgt;Plt;iPgt;Into the SuburbsPlt;/iPgt;Plt;/bPgt;Plt;brPgt;Plt;bPgt;Plt;brPgt;Plt;/bPgt;P#8216;An emotional experience, heartbreaking yet hopeful.P#8217;Plt;bPgt; Plt;iPgt;The Big IssuePlt;/iPgt; Plt;/bPgt;Plt;bPgt;on Plt;/bPgt;Plt;bPgt;Plt;iPgt;Into the SuburbsPlt;/iPgt;Plt;/bPgt;Plt;brPgt;Plt;bPgt;Plt;brPgt;Plt;/bPgt;P#8216;A deeply human exploration of exile, love and grief, narrated in a voice that rings clear as a bell.P#8217;Plt;brPgt;Plt;bPgt;Plt;iPgt;Meg Mundell Plt;/iPgt;on Plt;iPgt;Into the SuburbsPlt;/iPgt;Plt;/bPgt;

Details

ISBN13: 9781921758614
Format: Paperback / softback
Number of Pages: 320
Edition:
Publication Date: 04 Aug 2026
Publisher: Text Publishing
Publication City, Country: Melbourne, Australia
Dimensions (cm): 23.7(H)x15.5(L)x2.7(W)400
Weight (gm): 400

Author Biography

Christopher Raja was born in Calcutta in 1974. His books include Plt;iPgt;The First Garden, The BurningPlt;brPgt;ElephantPlt;/iPgt; andPlt;iPgt; Into the Suburbs: A MigrantP#8217;s Story. Plt;/iPgt;He has been twice shortlisted for the Northern Territory Chief MinisterP#8217;s Book of the Year award and Plt;iPgt;Into the SuburbsPlt;/iPgt; was Highly Commended in the National Biography Award. He lives in the Northern Territory.

Reviews

‘A poignant story, widely accessible and skilfully told.’ * Books+Publishing on Into the Suburbs *
‘Both moving and confronting...a book of significance.’ * Canberra Times on Into the Suburbs *
‘An emotional experience, heartbreaking yet hopeful.’ * Big Issue on Into the Suburbs *
‘A deeply human exploration of exile, love and grief, narrated in a voice that rings clear as a bell.’ * Meg Mundell on Into the Suburbs *
‘Compelling and vivid.’ * Sydney Morning Herald on The Burning Elephant *