In The Fiction of Tim Winton, Lyn McCredden explores the work of a
major Australian author who bridges the literary-popular divide.
Tim Winton has won the Miles Franklin Literary Award a record four
times and has twice been shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize. His
novels and short stories are widely studied in schools and
universities, and have been lauded by critics both in Australia and
internationally. Unusually for an Australian literary author, he is
also one of the country's most enduringly popular writers:
Cloudstreet was voted 'Australia's favourite book' in a poll
conducted by the ABC, his books regularly appear on bestseller
lists, and his stories have been adapted for the stage, television,
cinema and opera. In this wide-ranging study of Winton's work and
career, McCredden considers how Winton has sustained a strong
mainstream following while exploring complex themes and moving
between genres. Attending to both secular and sacred frames of
reference, she considers his treatment of class, gender, place,
landscape and belonging, and shows how a compassion for human
falling and redemption permeates his work. She demonstrates how his
engagement with these recurring ideas has deepened and changed over
time, and how he has moved between - and challenged - the
categories of the 'popular' and the 'literary'.
General
Imprint: |
Sydney University Press
|
Country of origin: |
Australia |
Series: |
Sydney Studies in Australian Literature |
Release date: |
February 2017 |
Authors: |
Lyn McCredden
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Dimensions: |
250 x 176mm (L x W) |
Format: |
Paperback
|
Pages: |
142 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-74332-503-2 |
Categories: |
Books
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LSN: |
1-74332-503-7 |
Barcode: |
9781743325032 |
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