Scoundrel Days: A Memoir

Name: Scoundrel Days: A Memoir
Brand: Penguin Random House NZ
SKU: 9780702259562
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By Brentley Frazer

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Scoundrel Days: A Memoir by Brentley Frazer is an evocative exploration of the author's tumultuous journey through the countercultural landscape of 1980s and 1990s Australia. It chronicles Frazer's formative years, marked by rebellion, poetic aspirations, and a quest for identity amidst a backdrop of cultural and personal transformation. Through vivid storytelling, the memoir paints a raw and immersive portrait of a young artist's coming-of-age.
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You might enjoy this book if you're fascinated by raw and gripping life stories, as it offers a candid and poetic recounting of a tumultuous upbringing in Australia during the 1980s. This memoir delves into themes of rebellion and survival, captivating readers with its vivid narrative and introspective reflection. Perfect for those drawn to tales of resilience and self-discovery.

Scoundrel Days: A Memoir

Tom Sawyer on acid, a 21st-century On the Road, a Holden Caulfield for punks ... an extraordinary memoir of a wild adolescence, told in a compelling, poetic voice

Tom Sawyer on acid, a 21st-century On the Road, a Holden Caulfield for punks a an extraordinary memoir of a wild adolescence, told in a compelling, poetic voice.

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In Scoundrel Days, Brentley Frazer tells the story of his youth—wild, disillusioned, impassioned, and desolate. Born into a Christian cult in outback Queensland, Frazer escapes through literature and poetry, drugs and violence, sex and alcohol. His ensuing rejection of religion, authority, and the 'way things are' leads to adventures, desperation and, just possibly, redemption.

Beautifully written and urgently told, Scoundrel Days is a visceral, compelling assault on the senses. An at times brutal story articulated with a poet's sensibility, it portrays a walker of edges exploring the dark side while searching for the love essential to build a soul.

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Scoundrel Days has been praised as gritty and compelling, with a distinctive and intense writing style likened to that of a demon. It's considered one of the finest Australian works in recent years, suggesting a powerful and unforgettable narrative.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780702259562

Publisher: University of Queensland Press

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 27 February 2017

Country: Australia

Imprint: University of Queensland Press

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 28.0mm

Width: 153.0mm

Height: 224.0mm

Weight: 400g

Pages: 312

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Biography & Memoir Brentley Frazer Non-Fiction Penguin Books Religion & Spirituality

About the Author

Brentley Frazer is an Australian author whose poems, prose and academic papers have been published in numerous national and international anthologies, journals, magazines and other periodicals since 1992. He holds a MA (writing) from James Cook University and authored Scoundrel Days as part of a submission for a PhD in creative writing at Griffith University. He is also a lecturer at Griffith University and the editor-in-chief of Bareknuckle Poet Journal of Letters.