Cloudstreet: Winner Of The Miles Franklin Literary Award 1992 Tv Tie In

Author: Tim Winton

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  • : $26.95 AUD
  • : 9780143205821
  • : Penguin Books Australia
  • : Penguin Books Australia
  • : December 2010
  • : 26.95
  • : March 2011
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  • : Tim Winton
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Barcode 9780143205821
9780143205821

Description

From separate catastrophes two rural families flee to the city and find themselves sharing a great, breathing, shuddering joint called Cloudstreet, where they begin their lives again from scratch. For twenty years they roister and rankle, laugh and curse until the roof over their heads becomes a home for their hearts. Tim Winton's funny, sprawling saga is an epic novel of love and acceptance. Winner of the Miles Franklin Award, Cloudstreet is a celebration of people, places and rhythms which has fuelled imaginations world-wide.

Awards

Winner of Miles Franklin Literary Award 1992.

Author description

Tim Winton has published 21 books for adults and children, and his work has been translated into twenty-five 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.