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To Become a Whale
By Ben Hobson
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Set around Moreton Island and Noosa in 1961, To Become a Whale is an extraordinarily vivid and haunting novel that reads like an instant classic of Australian literature. There are echoes of Craig Silvey, Favel Parrett, Tim Winton and Randolph Stow in this moving, transformative and very Australian novel.
'Hobson takes us to the depths of cruelty to show us life. A boy tries to be a man, a man tries to be a father, and both struggle to navigate what it means to be men. A great study in masculinity.'
WILLY VLAUTIN, author of Lean on Pete and The Free
'A powerful tale of fathers and sons and all that can't be spoken between them. The writing is honest, rich and clean, and it made me feel so much. Too many writers fuss things up, but Ben tells it simply, which is so affecting.'
SOFIE LAGUNA, author of Miles Franklin-winning The Eye of the Sheep
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Edition:
1
Publication Date:
2017-06-01
Publisher:
Allen & Unwin
Languages:
Published:
English
ISBN10:
176029439X
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€134,89