Following on from his gorgeous memoirs Land's Edge and Island Home, The Boy Behind the Curtain tells more remarkable true stories from Tim Winton.
Tim Winton has published over twenty books for adults and children and his work has been translated into many different languages. He has won the Miles Franklin Award four times and twice been shortlisted for the Booker Prize (for The Riders and Dirt Music). He lives in Western Australia.
Tim Winton is a favourite novelist of mine. Always has been. So to
read The Boy Behind the Curtain, his collection of autobiographical
stories and essays, was a total joy. Here are the influences that
shaped Cloudstreet, Breath, The Riders, et al. In one essay, he
writes about the gut-churning process and despair of fiction
writing. I felt sick. Wonderful
*Sarah Winman, Guardian, Best Books of 2017*
I love Tim Winton's writing, and this treasure trove of
autobiographical stories and essays is packed with enthralling
insights into his life and work
*Bookseller (Editor's Choice)*
One of Australia’s best-loved novelists. Melancholy but humorous,
lyrical but boisterous . . . will delight even
those unfamiliar with his fiction
*Daily Telegraph*
Eclectic and impassioned, it is a collection that affirms the power
of the written word and Winton’s mastery of it
*Observer*
One of the greatest writers ever to emerge from Down Under . . .
this is a real memoir – a book that grabs you by the scruff and
forces you to take a good, hard look into the author’s soul.
Compelling, unflinching and true, it’s surely the definitive
statement on Winton the man
*Scotsman*
The bard of the beach-front
*Economist*
A masterclass in turning appalling incidents into meditations on
mortality, fatherhood and responsibility
*Sarah Perry, author of The Essex Serpent*
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