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Down The Hume
Peter Polites
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Description for Down The Hume
Paperback. A confronting and powerful novel from an exciting new voice - for lovers of Christos Tsiolkas (LOADED) and Luke Davies (CANDY). Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 135 x 21. Weight in Grams: 270.
Polites' writing is unpretentious, spare, sharp. Peter's voice is raw, casual, genuine. This is urban storytelling at its best - Maxine Beneba Clarke on Peter Polites. A contemporary noir novel, Down The Hume explores the nature of obsession and addiction. Hedonistic, confronting and heartbreaking - this story will not only drag you along at a rapid pace - it will tear you in two.
Polites' writing is unpretentious, spare, sharp. Peter's voice is raw, casual, genuine. This is urban storytelling at its best - Maxine Beneba Clarke on Peter Polites. A contemporary noir novel, Down The Hume explores the nature of obsession and addiction. Hedonistic, confronting and heartbreaking - this story will not only drag you along at a rapid pace - it will tear you in two.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Hachette Australia
Condition
New
Number of Pages
272
Place of Publication
Sydney, Australia
ISBN
9780733635564
SKU
V9780733635564
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Ref
99-10
About Peter Polites
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.
Reviews for Down The Hume
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Stellar
an edgy debut novel
Shelley Hadfield
Herald Sun
Hume is a robust study of ethnic, class and sexual identities that intersect in contemporary Australia + Article
Nathan Smith
Weekend Australian
A novel of addiction, secrets and misplaced love, this is an Australian debut not to be missed ... Read more
Stellar
an edgy debut novel
Shelley Hadfield
Herald Sun
Hume is a robust study of ethnic, class and sexual identities that intersect in contemporary Australia + Article
Nathan Smith
Weekend Australian
A novel of addiction, secrets and misplaced love, this is an Australian debut not to be missed ... Read more