Publisher's Synopsis
This study includes essays by academics which cover the major aspects of Tim Winton's writing - his interest in place, the spiritual, childhood, history and gender roles. The book also includes an insight into Winton's own beliefs, especially about the practice of writing.;Tim Winton's first book was the Vogel-winning "Open Swimmer", followed by "Shallows" (Miles Franklin Award), "Scission", "That Eye the Sky", "Minimum of Two", "In the Winter Dark", "Jesse", "Lockie Leonard Human Torpedo", "Cloud Street" and "Bugalugs Bum Thief".
