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The Boys in the Island

The Boys in the Island( )
Author: Koch, Christopher
ISBN:978-1-74051-006-6
Publication Date:Sep 2000
Publisher:Random House Australia
Imprint:Vintage
Book Format:Paperback
List Price:AUD $19.95
Book Description:

Christopher Koch comes home to Vintage! Vintage is excited and proud to announce the publication of Chrisopher Koch's impressive backlist of titles:The Boys in the IslandCrossing the GapOut of IrelandThe Boys in the Island is Christopher Koch's first ever novel, a beautiful, lilting coming-of-age story set in the 1940s and 50s in Hobart and MelbourneFrancis Cullen, growing up in the island of Tasmania, is outwardly a very ordinary boy. But his inner life is dominated by dreams of a...
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Book Details
Pages:216
Detailed Subjects: Fiction / General
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):13 x 19.9 x 1.6 cm
Book Weight:0.156 Kilograms
Author Biography
Koch, Christopher (Author)
Christopher Koch was born in Hobart, Australia on July 16, 1932. He graduated with honors from the University of Tasmania with degrees in English and philosophy. Before becoming a full-time author, he worked as a radio producer for the Australian Broadcasting Service in Sydney. His first novel, The Boys in the Island, was published in 1958. The Year of Living Dangerously was made into a movie in 1982. The Doubleman and Highways to a War won the Miles Franklin Award. He died of cancer on September 23, 2013 at the age of 81.

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