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| Author | Katia Ariel |
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| Genre | Memoir |
| Publisher | Gazebo Books |
| Publication date | May 2023 |
| Publication place | Australia |
| Pages | 230 |
| ISBN | 9780645633719 |
The Swift Dark Tide is a 2023 memoir by Katia Ariel. The book describes Ariel's experience of falling in love with another woman while in a long-term heterosexual marriage.[1] The book was shortlisted for the 2024 Stella Prize.[2]
Reception
[edit]In a review published in The Saturday Paper, Linda Jaivin described the book as a "parade of lyrical fragments – sensual moments, family stories, ethical inquiries and daily records".[3] Reviewing the book in Westerly, Fiona Wilkes described the book as "a marvel" and wrote that "each page is heavy with love for all parties and an awareness of the pain that often comes when one follows their heart".[4] The judging panel of the Stella Prize wrote that the book was written in "delicate and delicious strokes" and that its subject was "no mid-life crisis...rather, it is a mid-life realising of desire and possibility; of queer becoming".[5]
Awards
[edit]| Year | Award | Category | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Stella Prize | — | Shortlisted | [2][5] |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ "The Swift Dark Tide". Gazebo Books. Retrieved 13 April 2025.
- 1 2 L'Estrange, Sarah; Smyrk, Katherine; Heath, Nicola; Fry, Declan; Tan, Cher (3 April 2024). "'Visceral', 'provocative' and 'assured': The six books vying for the $60,000 Stella Prize". ABC News. Retrieved 13 April 2025.
- ↑ Jaivin, Linda (20 May 2023). "The Swift Dark Tide". The Saturday Paper. Retrieved 13 April 2025.
- ↑ Wilkes, Fiona. "Review of 'The Swift Dark Tide' by Katia Ariel". Westerly Magazine. Retrieved 13 April 2025.
- 1 2 "Katia Ariel – The Swift Dark Tide". Stella Prize. Retrieved 13 April 2025.
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