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The Boy Behind the Curtain

Paperback • 2018 • 1. edition

The Boy Behind the Curtain

By Tim Winton

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About the book

'Eclectic and impassioned, a collection that affirms the power of the written word' ObserverThe 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 an...Show more

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ISBN

9781509816958

Publisher

Pan Macmillan

Published year

2018

Language

Edition

1

Original title

The Boy Behind the Curtain

Format

Paperback

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