Breath
of Tim Winton
Description
Tim Winton is Australiaâs best-loved novelist. Breath is an extraordinary evocation of an adolescence spent resisting complacency, testing oneâs limits against nature, finding like-minded souls, and discovering just how far one breath will take you. Itâs a story of extremesâextreme sports and extreme emotions. On the wild, lonely coast of Western Australia, two thrillseeking and barely adolescent boys fall into the enigmatic thrall of veteran big-wave surfer Sando. Together they form an odd but elite trio. The grown man initiates the boys into a kind of Spartan ethos, a regimen of risk and challenge, where they test themselves in storm swells on remote and shark-infested reefs, pushing each other to the edges of endurance, courage, and sanity. But where is all this heading? Why is their mentorâs past such forbidden territory? And what can explain his American wifeâs peculiar behavior? Venturing beyond all limitsâin relationships, in physical challenge, and in sexual behaviorâthere is a point where oblivion is the only outcome. Full of Wintonâs lyrical genius for conveying physical sensation, Breath is a rich and atmospheric coming-of-age tale from one of world literatureâs finest storytellers.
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Book Details
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 218 pages
- Publisher Farrar, Straus and Giroux
- Publication Date May 27th 2008
- First Publication Not informed
- Language English
- ISBN 9780374116347
- Edition Not informed
- Category Fiction
- Scenario ['Western Australia (Australia)']
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