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The Boy Behind the Curtain

By Tim Winton
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The Boy Behind the Curtain by Tim Winton offers a deeply personal glimpse into the author's life, shedding light on the experiences and influences that shaped him. This collection of essays reveals his journey from a young boy to a celebrated writer, exploring themes such as family, faith, and the natural world. Winton's reflections are candid and rich with the emotion and insight that fans of his work will appreciate.
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You might enjoy this book if you're drawn to personal reflections that provide a window into both the intimate moments and broader landscapes of an author's life. Tim Winton shares poignant and thought-provoking stories that delve into his childhood, his fascination with the sea, and his varied experiences as a writer. By exploring themes such as family, fear, and passion, this memoir offers a compelling glimpse into the factors that have shaped his life and work.

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The Boy Behind the Curtain

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'Being a copper's son, I've always got one eye out for trouble. I can't help it. But I don't go looking for it anymore.'

In Tim Winton's fiction, chaos shapes the lives of his characters. So too does Winton's own life. The extraordinarily powerful true stories that make up The Boy Behind the Curtain take us behind the scenes, revealing the accidents, both serendipitous and traumatic, that have influenced his view of life and fuelled his distinctive artistic vision.

By turns impassioned, funny, joyous, and astonishing, this is Winton's most personal book to date, offering an insight into the man who's held us enthralled for three decades and helped us reshape our view of ourselves.

Behind it all, from risk-taking youth to surprise-averse middle age, has been the crazy punt of staking everything on becoming a writer.

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The Boy Behind the Curtain by Tim Winton is celebrated for its deeply personal and contemplative nature. Readers are moved by Winton's introspective narratives that offer insights into his childhood and the experiences that have shaped his life and writing. The memoir is praised for its rich storytelling and the way it elegantly intertwines personal reflection with broader themes, resonating with anyone interested in the intersections of memory, identity, and creativity.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780143785996

Publisher: Penguin Random House Australia

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 14 August 2017

Country: Australia

Imprint: Penguin Random House Australia

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 25.0mm

Width: 129.0mm

Height: 197.0mm

Weight: 279g

Pages: 320

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About the Author

Tim Winton has published twenty-eight books for adults and children, and his work has been translated into twenty-eight languages. Since his first novel, An Open Swimmer, won the Australian Vogel Award in 1981, he has won the Miles Franklin Award four times (for Shallows, Cloudstreet, Dirt Music and Breath) and twice been shortlisted for the Booker Prize (for The Riders and Dirt Music). He lives in Western Australia.

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