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Thursday, November 14, 2013

His Stupid Boyhood

My review of Peter Goldsworthy's new memoir, His Stupid Boyhood (Hamish Hamilton, 2013) has been published in Australian Book Review and is currently available for free here.

Pic: Kári Gíslason

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