Tim Winton

Naissance 4 August 1960

Originaire de Perth, Western Australia, Australia · Nationalité : Australia · Écrit de la fiction

Citations

“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 anglais
“Over the years Ida had fattened up. She sort of spread, like a garden gone wild.”
In the Winter Dark, Chapter 3En anglais
“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 anglais
“All the big things hurt, the things you remember. If it doesn’t hurt it’s not important.”
The Turning, p.26En anglais
“Ambition, Rose. It squeezes us into corners and turns out ugly shapes.”
Cloudstreet, Part 8En anglais

Les livres de Tim Winton dans l'ordre de parution, de An Open Swimmer (1982) à Hatched (2013).