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Shadowboxing
Shadowboxing is a collection of ten linked stories in the life of a boy growing up in the inner-Melbourne suburb of Fitzroy in the 1960s. A beautifully rendered time capsule, it captures a period of decay, turmoil and change through innocent, unblinking eyes.
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Shadowboxing is a collection of ten linked stories depicting the life of a boy growing up in the inner-Melbourne suburb of Fitzroy in the 1960s. A beautifully rendered time capsule, it captures a period of decay, turmoil, and change through innocent, unblinking eyes.
Michael's family, led by his long-suffering mother, live as though under siege, surviving his father's drinking and rage as well as the forces of 'urban renewal'. Their neighbourhood is a world of simple pleasures as well as random brutality; of family life and love as well as violence and tragedy.
As Michael experiences all this with a combination of wonder and fear, he matures into a sensitive adult who can forgive but never forget. Shadowboxing is a riveting story of loss and permanence, power and weakness, stoicism and resistance.
In a spare, understated style, it captures the essence of working-class life in inner-city Australia.
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Shadowboxing by Tony Birch is praised for its vivid portrayal of a Fitzroy childhood in the 1960s, with its series of linked stories capturing the era's raw reality. The writing, characterized by minimalist yet powerful prose, evokes both the hardships and the fleeting humour of inner Melbourne's socio-economic landscape. Reviewers commend Birch's ability to blur the lines between fiction and non-fiction, creating poignant, engaging narratives with universal themes.
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ISBN: 9781921640155
Publisher: Scribe Publications
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 23 November 2009
Country: Australia
Imprint: Scribe Publications
Audience: General / adult
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Spine width: 18.0mm
Width: 129.0mm
Height: 196.0mm
Weight: 184g
Pages: 192
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