Down The Hume
$29.32
- Paperback
272 pages
- Release Date
28 February 2017
Summary
SHORTLISTED FOR NSW PREMIERS LITERARY AWARDS MULTICULTURAL NSW AWARD 2018
‘tough and compelling’ - Christos Tsiolkas
‘He touched my face. When his hand went along my bruised top lip and my almost broken nose, I winced from the pain. His fist went into a deep denim pocket. Pulled out a Syrinapx bottle, twisted the cap off and handed me two light blue pills.’
How did Bucky get here? A series of accidents. A tragic love for a violent man. An addiction to …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780733635564 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0733635563 |
| Author: | Peter Polites |
| Publisher: | Hachette Australia |
| Imprint: | Hachette Australia |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 272 |
| Release Date: | 28 February 2017 |
| Weight: | 280g |
| Dimensions: | 208mm x 136mm x 24mm |
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Down the Hume should rightly take its place alongside the fiction of Christos Tsiolkas [and] Maxine Beneba Clarke… as work that reflects the reality and occasional ugliness of Australia’s multiculturalism. - Australian Book Review
About The Author
Peter Polites
Peter Polites is a writer of Greek descent from Western Sydney. As part of the SWEATSHOP writers collective, Peter has written and performed pieces all over Australia.
His first novel, Down the Hume, was shortlisted for a NSW Premier’s Literary Award in 2017. The Pillars is his second novel.
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