Montebello - Brossura

Drewe, Robert

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0241141354 ISBN 13: 9780241141359

Casa editrice: Hamish Hamilton, 2012

Riassunto

"'Listen to me,' my mother says. 'They've let off an atom bomb today. Right here in W.A. Atom bombs worry the blazes out of me, and I want you at home.'"

In the sleepy and conservative 1950s the British began a series of nuclear tests in the Montebello archipelago off the west coast of Australia. Even today, few people know about the three huge atom bombs that were detonated there, but they lodged in the consciousness of the young Robert Drewe and would linger with him for years to come.

In this moving sequel to The Shark Net, and with his characteristic frankness, humour and cinematic imagery, Drewe travels to the Montebellos to visit the territory that has held his imagination since childhood. He soon finds himself overtaken by memories and reflections on his own 'islomania'. In the aftermath of both man-made and natural events that have left a permanent mark on the Australian landscape and psyche from nuclear tests and the mining boom to shark attacks along the coast Drewe examines how comfortable and familiar terrain can quickly become a site of danger, and how regeneration and love can emerge from chaos and loss.

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L'autore:

Robert Drewe was born in Melbourne and grew up on the West Australian coast. His novels and short stories, as well as his prize-winning memoir The Shark Net, have been widely translated and adapted for film, television, radio and theatre around the world. He was literary editor at The Australian before he began writing fiction, and a two-time recipient of the Walkley Award for excellence in journalism.

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• Editore: Hamish Hamilton
• Data di pubblicazione: 2012
• ISBN 10: 0241141354
• ISBN 13: 9780241141359
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 272