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Homecoming

(Paperback)


Publishing Details

Full Title:

Homecoming

Contributors:

By (Author) Adib Khan

ISBN:

9780732277079

Publisher:

HarperCollins Publishers (Australia) Pty Ltd

Imprint:

Fourth Estate

Publication Date:

30th March 2005

Country:

Australia

Classifications

Readership:

Tertiary Education

Genre:
Fiction/Non-fiction:

Fiction

Dewey:

A823.3

Physical Properties

Physical Format:

Paperback

Number of Pages:

290

Dimensions:

Width 140mm, Height 198mm, Spine 19mm

Weight:

202g

Description

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.

Author Bio

Adib Khan divides his time between Ballarat and Melbourne. He was born in Dhaka, Bangladesh, and came to Australia in 1973. His first novel, SEASONAL ADJUSTMENTS, won the Christina Stead Prize for Fiction and the 1995 Commonwealth Writer's Prize. He is also the author of SOLITUDE OF ILLUSIONS, THE STORYTELLER and HOMECOMING.

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