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Tim Winton is a Genius

Those few souls who read this weblog but don't know me well may not be aware that Tim Winton is my favourite Australian author.

The man is a creative genius. He writes as himself, a Western Australian bloke who spent his early childhood in Perth before being transplanted into the country when his Dad was stationed to a town called Albany on the south-west coast. Winton's prose is a joy to read and he is one of those rare writers who now and again moves me to pause in wonder at the brilliance of his unique expression.

I've just seen a fascinating interview between Winton and Andrew Denton on Enough Rope, and am looking forward to reading The Turning, a collection of short stories that has just been published.

Posted to Australia, People, Personal, Writing by Keith Pitty