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Tim Winton
Tim Winton was born in Perth, Australia, in 1960. He is the author of twenty books. His novel Cloudstreet is considered a modern Australian classic. A three-time winner of the Miles Franklin Award, short listed twice for the Booker Prize (for The Riders in 1995 and Dirt Music in 2002), Winton is a best selling author whose work has been adapted for the stage and screen and is widely translated. His most recent work is Breath. Tim Winton lives with his family in Western Australia.
Awards
Winner, Miles Franklin Award, 1984, 1992, 2002
Nominee, Booker Prize, 1995, 2002
Books available from Fremantle Press
- Rhythms of the Kimberley 2007
- Deep, The 1999
From the Catalogue
Outdoor Reading in Freo
The National Year of Reading is about turning Australia into a nation of readers. Fremantle City Library invites you the launch of the National Year of Reading 2012 at their Outdoor Reading Room.
Indulge your love of reading this Valentine’s Day with a morning tea and talks by Susanna Juliano author of Fremantle Italians and Andrew Relph, author of Not Drowning, Reading
When: 10am, 14 February 2012
Where: Outdoor Reading Room, Kings Square, Fremantle
RSVP by 7 Feb: 08 9432 9766 or frelib@fremantle.wa.gov.au
