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Crow's Breath

By John Kinsella
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Crow's Breath by John Kinsella is a collection of short stories that explores the nuances of human emotions and the broader Australian landscape. With a focus on environmental and social themes, the stories paint vivid portraits of characters navigating personal and universal challenges, offering profound insights into the human experience and the natural world.
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You might enjoy this book if you're drawn to richly woven narratives that explore the intersection of nature and human experience, reflecting on environmental themes. These poignant and lyrical tales offer a deep dive into the intricacies of rural life with an evocative sense of place and subtle commentary on ecological and social issues.

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Winner of the Prime Minister's Literary Award for Poetry and Christopher Brennan Award (for lifetime achievement in poetry) and shortlisted in the Steele Rudd Prize for a collection of short fiction, John Kinsella returns with a not-to-be-missed addition to the canon of one of Australia's most original and incisive writers. Crow's Breath

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Winner of the Prime Minister's Literary Award for Poetry and the Christopher Brennan Award (for lifetime achievement in poetry), and shortlisted for the Steele Rudd Prize for a collection of short fiction, John Kinsella returns with a not-to-be-missed addition to the canon of one of Australia's most original and incisive writers.

A man who never sleeps takes a cross-continent train journey into landscape and memory. A gregarious woman and a reclusive man move to an Irish village where history and tradition (the famine pit nearby, the festival of Halloween) enact their dark forces. In an Australian town dying from the encroachment of salinity, a young girl attempts to bring life to a dead dog.

Whether documenting love or horror, or finding quotidian absurdities in Australia or the world, the powerful stories in Crow's Breath capture the precariousness of everything we most value with unsettling tenderness and beauty.

'Energetic and ruthless. Kinsella's writing is stunningly good' – Australian Book Review

'Kinsella knows how to distil stories to their essence' – Herald Sun

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781921924811

Publisher: Transit Lounge Publishing

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 01 May 2015

Country: Australia

Imprint: Transit Lounge Publishing

Illustration: Illustrations

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 153.0mm

Height: 234.0mm

Weight: 250g

Pages: 208

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