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Department of the vanishing

Bell, Johanna2026
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Before the Anthropocene, the air pulsed with birdsong. Now, a silence is falling. Ava spends her days at The Department, rebuilding lost species from the remaining fragments of art and scientific data. Her dying mother thinks she should quit. So does her lover, and the sex workers who loiter outside her apartment.
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Author:
Imprint:
Melbourne, Australia : Transit Lounge, 2026.©2026
Collation:
311 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references.
Awards:
Tasmanian Literary Awards, 2025, University of Tasmania Prize Winner
ISBN:
97819230235509781923023550 (paperback)
Dewey class:
A823.4
Language:
English
BRN:
874455
LocationCollectionCall numberStatus/Desc
City LibraryFictionBELLIn-transit from East Melbourne Library to City Library (Set: 25 Jun 2026)
Kathleen Syme CarltonFictionBELLAvailable
North Melbourne LibraryFictionBELLAvailable
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