Tirra Lirra by the River
First edition | |
| Author | Jessica Anderson |
|---|---|
| Cover artist | The Presentation by Charles Blackman c1959 |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Novel |
| Publisher | Macmillan, Australia |
Publication date | 1978 |
| Publication place | Australia |
| Media type | Paperback |
| Pages | 141 |
| ISBN | 0-333-25133-4 |
| OCLC | 5938300 |
| 823 | |
| LC Class | PZ4.A54736 Ti 1978 PR9619.3.A57 |
| Preceded by | The Commandant |
| Followed by | The Impersonators |
Tirra Lirra by the River is a novel by Australian writer Jessica Anderson. First published in 1978 (though written some years before) it won the Miles Franklin Award for that year. It is included in Carmen Callil and Colm Tóibín's collection The Modern Library: The Best 200 Novels in English since 1950 (Picador 1999. ISBN 0-330-34182-0).