Tim Winton

Nació 4 August 1960

De Perth, Western Australia, Australia · Nacionalidad: Australia · Escribe ficción

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“I only believe in one thing, Les,” Sam solemnly uttered. “Hairy Hand of God, otherwise known as Lady Luck. Our Lady, if she’s shinin that lamp on ya, she’ll give you what you want.”
Cloudstreet, Part 4En inglés
“Over the years Ida had fattened up. She sort of spread, like a garden gone wild.”
In the Winter Dark, Chapter 3En inglés
“Nanna was the first dead person I ever saw. Her hair was blue against the pillow. And when me hand bumped her cheek she was cold and heavy and a kind of spark went through me, like a terrible familiar feeling. And I understood it then. She was meat. That’s what dead things are.”
The Shepherd's Hut, Part IEn inglés
“All the big things hurt, the things you remember. If it doesn’t hurt it’s not important.”
The Turning, p.26En inglés
“Ambition, Rose. It squeezes us into corners and turns out ugly shapes.”
Cloudstreet, Part 8En inglés

Los libros de Tim Winton en el orden en que se publicaron, de An Open Swimmer (1982) a Hatched (2013).