Homecoming / Adib Khan
- Bib ID:
- 7576933
- Format:
- Book
- Author:
- Khan, Adib, author
- Online Access:
- National edeposit: Onsite at National Library of Australia
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- Access Conditions:
- National edeposit: Available onsite at the National Library of Australia, State Library of New South Wales
- Description:
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- HarperCollins Publishers, 2010
- Sydney,New South Wales : HarperCollins Publishers, 2010
- 1 online resource (288 pages)
- ISBN:
- 9780730444732 (EPUB)
- Summary:
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Some wars are never over䅲om an award-winning author, a breathtaking new novel that holds a mirror up to contemporary Australia. Martin Godwin is a man alone. Divorced from his wife, in an uneasy relationship with his son, and with complicated, guilty feelings towards his lover, Nora, he is also a veteran of Vietnam, haunted by the fear that his exposure to dangerous chemicals such as Agent Orange has triggered his son's depression; and haunted too by the events of one sweltering afternoon during a raid on a village. These memories become more urgent when an old soldier comes calling, asking for Martin's silence as he establishes a political career. This powerful novel winds the strands of Martin's life - father, comrade, lover, unwilling conspirator and reluctant spiritual searcher - into a seamless and compelling whole. Through its lens we are given a snapshot of contemporary Australia, groping towards meaning in a rapidly changing world. 'A very Australian story, told with a refreshing simplicity and a convincing self-deprecationThis is soul writing.' - Weekend Australian 'Homecoming promises to shoot [Khan] into the "A-list" of contemporary fiction writers.' - The Age 'Homecoming is a significant novel...It is bold, often convincing and always readable.' - Australian Book Review.
- Notes:
- Imprint: 4th Estate.
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- Copyright:
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- Material type:
- Literary Dramatic Musical
- Published status:
- Published
- Publication date:
- 2010
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