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Zusatztext 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 Informationen zum Autor 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. Klappentext When I was a kid I liked to stand at the window with a rifle and aim it at people. They had no idea I was lurking there – thirteen years old, armed and watchful – and that was the best part of it. Praise for Tim Winton ‘Beautiful and brilliant and provocative’ Sydney Morning Herald ‘Exhilarating . . . this is as good as it gets’ The Times ‘He reminds us what it is to be human’ Los Angeles Times ‘Winton’s writing is a heady blend of muscular description, deep sentiment and metaphysics’ Sunday Telegraph 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. Zusammenfassung The Boy Behind the Curtain is a portrait of a life! a place and a man. In this deeply personal collection of true stories and essays Tim Winton shows how moments from his childhood and life growing up have shaped his views on class! faith! fundamentalism! the environment! and - most pressingly - how all his experiences have made him a writer. From unexpected links between car crashes and faith! surfing and writing! to the story of his upbringing in the changing Australian landscape! The Boy Behind the Curtain is an impassioned! funny! joyous! astonishing collection of memories! and Winton's most personal book to date.
