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The bodysurfers

by Drewe, Robert; Robert Drewe.
Type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: Camberwell, Victoria : Penguin Group Australia ; 2009Edition: Paperback.Description: 164 pages ; 18 cm.ISBN: 9780143180241.Subject(s): Australian fiction -- 20th century | Australia -- Social life and customs -- Fiction | Short stories | Short storiesSummary: Set among the surf and sandhills of the Australian beach - and the tidal changes of three generations of the Lang family - this bestselling collection of short stories is an Australian classic. The Bodysurfers vividly evokes the beach, with the scent of the suntan oil, the sting of the sun and a lazy sensuality, all the while hinting at a deep undercurrent of suburban malaise. From first publication, these poignant and seductive stories marked a major change in Australian literature. --from penguin.com.au
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Set among the surf and sandhills of the Australian beach - and the tidal changes of three generations of the Lang family - this bestselling collection of short stories is an Australian classic. The Bodysurfers vividly evokes the beach, with the scent of the suntan oil, the sting of the sun and a lazy sensuality, all the while hinting at a deep undercurrent of suburban malaise.
From first publication, these poignant and seductive stories marked a major change in Australian literature.
--from penguin.com.au

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