num_pages: 184
description: This collection of stories - Janet Frame's first published book - appeared in New Zealand in 1951, while she was confined in a mental hospital. It won the Hubert Church Award, and a threatened brain operation was averted. These stories bring into focus a crucial turning point in her life.
language: English
title: The Lagoon
titlecomplete: The Lagoon
genres: Adult, Fiction, Short Stories, Literature
ratings_count: 333
publisher: Bloomsbury