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Lyn McCredden

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Description:In The Fiction of Tim Winton , Lyn McCredden explores the eleven novels and four short story collections of an author whose works span the literary and popular divide. Throughout this work, McCredden shows Winton to be a writer of fearless and intelligent fiction, tackling themes such as belonging, gender, and redemption, all while sustaining a strong mainstream following. Winton’s work spans many genres, ranging from children’s literature to theatrical plays to a suite of highly influential literary novels. Among many other awards, Winton has won the Miles Franklin Award a record four times, with Shallows in 1984, Cloudstreet in 1992, Dirt Music in 2002, and Breath in 2009. Dirt Music was also shortlisted for the Booker Prize in the same year, with his novel The Riders shortlisted for the 1995 Booker Prize. Along with a host of other literary prizes, including the Commonwealth Writers’ Prize in 1995 and both the New South Wales Premier’s and Queensland Premier’s Awards for The Turning , Winton is regarded as one of Australia’s most popular writers; his novel Cloudstreet has regularly been voted Australia’s Favourite Book by the ABC and the Australian Society of Authors. Cloudstreet has also achieved international success, and a theatrical adaption has toured the world to critical acclaim and adulation. About the authorLyn McCredden is a professor of Australian Literature and Literary Studies at Deakin University, Melbourne. Sydney Studies in Australian LiteratureThe Sydney Studies in Australian Literature series publishes original, peer-reviewed research in the field of Australian literature. The series comprises monographs devoted to the works of major authors and themed collections of essays about current issues in the field of Australian literary studies. It offers well-researched and engagingly written re-evaluations of the nature and importance of Australian literature, and aims to reinvigorate the study of Australian literature both locally and internationally. It will be of interest to those researching, studying and teaching in the diverse fields of Australian literary studies. Other availableWe have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Fiction of Tim Winton: Earthed and Sacred (Sydney Studies in Australian Literature). To get started finding The Fiction of Tim Winton: Earthed and Sacred (Sydney Studies in Australian Literature), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: In The Fiction of Tim Winton , Lyn McCredden explores the eleven novels and four short story collections of an author whose works span the literary and popular divide. Throughout this work, McCredden shows Winton to be a writer of fearless and intelligent fiction, tackling themes such as belonging, gender, and redemption, all while sustaining a strong mainstream following. Winton’s work spans many genres, ranging from children’s literature to theatrical plays to a suite of highly influential literary novels. Among many other awards, Winton has won the Miles Franklin Award a record four times, with Shallows in 1984, Cloudstreet in 1992, Dirt Music in 2002, and Breath in 2009. Dirt Music was also shortlisted for the Booker Prize in the same year, with his novel The Riders shortlisted for the 1995 Booker Prize. Along with a host of other literary prizes, including the Commonwealth Writers’ Prize in 1995 and both the New South Wales Premier’s and Queensland Premier’s Awards for The Turning , Winton is regarded as one of Australia’s most popular writers; his novel Cloudstreet has regularly been voted Australia’s Favourite Book by the ABC and the Australian Society of Authors. Cloudstreet has also achieved international success, and a theatrical adaption has toured the world to critical acclaim and adulation. About the authorLyn McCredden is a professor of Australian Literature and Literary Studies at Deakin University, Melbourne. Sydney Studies in Australian LiteratureThe Sydney Studies in Australian Literature series publishes original, peer-reviewed research in the field of Australian literature. The series comprises monographs devoted to the works of major authors and themed collections of essays about current issues in the field of Australian literary studies. It offers well-researched and engagingly written re-evaluations of the nature and importance of Australian literature, and aims to reinvigorate the study of Australian literature both locally and internationally. It will be of interest to those researching, studying and teaching in the diverse fields of Australian literary studies. Other availableWe have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Fiction of Tim Winton: Earthed and Sacred (Sydney Studies in Australian Literature). To get started finding The Fiction of Tim Winton: Earthed and Sacred (Sydney Studies in Australian Literature), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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