Down The Hume

Author:   Peter Polites
Publisher:   Hachette Australia
Edition:   Digital original
ISBN:  

9780733635564


Pages:   272
Publication Date:   28 February 2017
Format:   Paperback
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"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 painkillers he can't seem to kick. An unlikely friendship with an ageing patient. Drugs, memories and the objects of his desire are colluding against Bucky. And when it hits him. Bam. A ton of bricks ... The shadowy places of Western Sydney can be lit up with the hope of love, but no streetlight can illuminate like obsession. A novel of addiction, secrets and misplaced love, this is an Australian debut not to be missed. 'DOWN THE HUME [is] essential reading in these times of ""border protection""' - The Saturday Paper 'DOWN THE HUME's propulsive rhythm feels like entering a strong current. Its fast pace and escalating plot are typical of the noir genre, but it is also filled with unexpected and precise turns of phrase, which can shift quickly from the menial to the lyrical.' - The Guardian '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 'DOWN THE HUME is a robust study of ethnic, class and sexual identities in contemporary Australia.'- The Weekend Australian"

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Author:   Peter Polites
Publisher:   Hachette Australia
Imprint:   Hachette Australia
Edition:   Digital original
Dimensions:   Width: 13.40cm , Height: 2.60cm , Length: 20.80cm
Weight:   0.260kg
ISBN:  

9780733635564


ISBN 10:   0733635563
Pages:   272
Publication Date:   28 February 2017
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In stock   Availability explained
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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


Gritty novel of a Sydney I've never seen before. -- Kali Napier Netgalley smart and pleasantly unnerving -- Oliver Driscoll Books+Publishing Polites' novel ultimately offers a riotous vision of an authentically multicultural Australia that One Nation - and increasingly the far right of the LNP - cannot accept. This makes Down the Hume essential reading in these times of border protection . The Saturday Paper


Gritty novel of a Sydney I've never seen before. -- Kali Napier Netgalley smart and pleasantly unnerving -- Oliver Driscoll Books+Publishing Polites' novel ultimately offers a riotous vision of an authentically multicultural Australia that One Nation - and increasingly the far right of the LNP - cannot accept. This makes Down the Hume essential reading in these times of border protection . The Saturday Paper Feature TO COME FBi's Book Club A novel of addiction, secrets and misplaced love, this is an Australian debut not to be missed + Competition Queensland Times Hume is a robust study of ethnic, class and sexual identities that intersect in contemporary Australia + Article -- Nathan Smith Weekend Australian an edgy debut novel -- Shelley Hadfield Herald Sun Book of the week Stellar


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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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