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Set among the surf and sandhills of the Australian beach - and the tidal changes of three generations of the Lang family - this bestselling collection of short stories is an Australian classic. The Bodysurfers vividly evokes the beach, with the scent of the suntan oil, the sting of the sun and a lazy sensuality, all the while hinting at a deep undercurrent of suburban malaise.
From first publication, these poignant and seductive stories marked a major change in Australian literature.
RRP: $24.95
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| ISBN 13: | 9780143180135 |
| Binding: | Paperback |
| Pages: | 168 |
| Released: | 01/08/2008 |
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Robert Drewe is one of Australia's foremost literary writers. He was born in Melbourne, grew up in Perth, and has also lived in San Francisco, London and Sydney.
Drewe's most recent book is 'The Shark Net', a highly critical memoir. His other titles include 'The Savage Crows', 'A Cry In The Jungle Bar', 'Fortune', 'Our Sunshine', 'The Drowner', 'The Bodysurfers' and 'The Bay Of Contented Men'. He is the author of the non-fiction 'Walking Ella', as well as plays, screenplays, journalism and film criticism.
He is also the editor of two best-selling international and short-story anthologies, 'The Penguin Book Of The City' and 'The Picador Book Of The Beach'. His best-selling story collection, 'The Bodysurfers' has been adapted for film, television, radio and theatre.
Before turning to fiction writing Robert was the literary editor of 'The Australian', contributing editor of 'The Bulletin' and won two Walkley Awards for journalism. He has been a writer-in-residence at the University of Western Australia and La Trobe University, once worked briefly as a private investigator in San Francisco, and has taught fiction writing at London's South Bank Centre and Brixton Prison.
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