Set among the surf and sandhills of the Australian beach – and the tidal changes of three generations of the Lang family – The Bodysurfers is an Australian classic.
A short-story collection which has become a bestseller and been adapted for film, television, radio and the theatre, The Bodysurfers on its first publication marked a major change in Australian literature.
Robert Drewe is the author of seven novels, four books of short stories, two memoirs, six other works of non-fiction and two plays. His work has been widely translated, and adapted for film, television, theatre and radio.
In his mid-20s, and already a Walkley Award-winning journalist, Drewe shifted his focus to writing fiction. His 1976 debut novel, The Savage Crows – a revelatory depiction of the collision between white and Aboriginal Australian worlds – announced the arrival of an exciting young voice in Australian literature. In the 40 years since, Drewe’s award-winning novels, memoirs and short story collections, along with his plays, sketches, essays and editorial appearances, have tapped into, and informed, our national psyche.
Photo © Tracy Drewe, courtesy of Penguin Random House
Author Robert Drewe
Publisher Penguin Random House Australia
Date of Publication 1983
ISBN 9780143180241
Category Short Stories
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