Woolloomooloo
A Biography
$39.70
- Paperback
592 pages
- Release Date
1 March 2017
Summary
It was no wonder I was glad to be down in Woolloomooloo. The Old Fitzroy reminded me of how Kings Cross used to be.
Told in his vivid and entertaining style, Louis Nowra writes Woolloomooloo’s biography, drink in hand, from the vantage point of the Old Fitzroy Hotel, the cosy, eccentric and wonderful pub on Dowling Street, Woolloomooloo. It’s a world of sex, sin, sly grog, sailors, razor gangs, larrikins, workers, artisans, murderers, fishermen, activists, drinkers, fashion designers,…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781742234953 |
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| ISBN-10: | 174223495X |
| Author: | Louis Nowra |
| Publisher: | NewSouth Publishing |
| Imprint: | NewSouth Publishing |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 592 |
| Release Date: | 1 March 2017 |
| Weight: | 445g |
| Dimensions: | 233mm x 155mm x 20mm |
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About The Author
Louis Nowra
Louis Nowra is an author, essayist, screenwriter and playwright. His plays include The Golden Age and Così. His novels include The Misery of Beauty and Ice. He is author of Bad Dreaming and was the principal writer for the SBS series, First Australians and created the TV series The Straits. He has written two memoirs, The Twelfth of Never and Shooting the Moon. Kings Cross: a biography was published in 2013 and his most recent novels, Into that Forest and Prince of Afghanistan, are being made into films.
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