The Boy Behind the Curtain: Notes From an Australian Life

by Tim Winton

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Eclectic and impassioned, a collection that affirms the power of the written word.' - Observer

The Boy Behind the Curtain
is a portrait of a life, a place and a man.

In this deeply personal collection of true stories and essays Tim Winton shows how moments from his childhood and life growing up have shaped his views on class, faith, fundamentalism, the environment, and - most pressingly - how all his experiences have made him a writer.

From unexpected links between car crashes and faith, surfing and writing, to the story of his upbringing in the changing Australian landscape, The Boy Behind the Curtain is an impassioned, funny, joyous, astonishing collection of memories, and Winton's most personal book to date.

  • ISBN10 150981695X
  • ISBN13 9781509816958
  • Publish Date 31 May 2018 (first published 4 May 2017)
  • Publish Status Active
  • Publish Country GB
  • Publisher Pan Macmillan
  • Imprint Picador
  • Format Paperback (B-Format (198x129 mm))
  • Pages 320
  • Language English