The Boy Behind the Curtain

Tim Winton

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HAMISH HAMILTON
03 October 2016

True stories; Literature, Poetry & Criticism

In Tim Winton’s fiction, chaos waits in the wings and ordinary people are ambushed by events and emotions beyond their control.

Winton's own life has also been shaped by havoc. 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.

They show the unexpected links between car crashes and religious faith, between surfing and writing, and how going to the wrong movie at the age of eight opened him up to a life of the imagination.

And in writing about class, fundamentalism, asylum seekers, guns and the natural world, he presents not only the concerns that have made him the much-loved writer he is, but some of what unites his life and the work.

By turns impassioned, funny, joyous and astonishing, this is Winton's most personal book to date, an insight into the man who has 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.

Bookseller review:

Winton excels in short story telling, so it seems appropriate that he relates tales of his life in essay format. The forces that shaped him were often chaos or serendipity – his country copper Dad’s near-fatal accident that led to the family’s Christian faith; seeing 2001: A Space Odyssey, which literally shifted the universe for him; the madness that propelled him across the Nullarbor when a manuscript didn’t cooperate; the teetering balance between accidental environmental activism and a lifestyle that harvests the sea – these and more show how his life has grown and changed. This is perhaps the nearest Winton will get to an autobiography, but if that is so, this brilliant book will more than do! - Lindy

By: Tim Winton
Imprint: HAMISH HAMILTON
Country of Publication: Australia
Dimensions: Height: 240mm, Width: 163mm, Spine: 37mm
Weight: 553g
ISBN: 9781926428765
ISBN 10: 1926428765
Pages: 320
Publication Date: 03 October 2016
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Tim Wintonahas published twenty-six books for adults and children, and his work has been translated into twenty-eight languages. Since his first novel,aAn Open Swimmer, won the AustralianaVogel Award in 1981, he has won the Miles Franklin Award four times (foraShallows,Cloudstreet,aDirt MusicaandaBreath) and twice been shortlisted for the Booker Prize (foraThe RidersaandaDirt Music). He lives in Western Australia. Find out more on Facebook