An Open Swimmer
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Edition: 1st ed.,
Condition remarks:
Book: Very good
Jacket: Very good
Pages: Good
A young man adrift between youth and adulthood, between the pull of the sea and the weight of the world — Tim Winton's debut novel, An Open Swimmer, is a quietly devastating portrait of post-adolescent restlessness set against the wild, sun-bleached coastline of Western Australia. The novel chronicles Jerra Nilsam and his friend Sean as they retreat to a remote coastal camp following the end of their university years, seeking solace and meaning in the rhythms of the ocean, the silence of the bush, and the mysteries of a dying old man they encounter along the way. The narrative unfolds with an almost elemental simplicity, capturing the confusion of early adulthood with raw, unvarnished honesty. Winton's prose in An Open Swimmer is spare yet luminous, already bearing the hallmarks of the voice that would go on to define Australian literary fiction for decades. The novel argues that identity and belonging are not found in ambition or certainty, but in moments of stillness and surrender to the natural world — a theme that would reverberate throughout Winton's celebrated career. Published when Winton was just twenty-one after winning the Australian/Vogel Award, this remarkable debut signals the arrival of a writer of rare and enduring power, leaving the reader to wonder: what does it mean to truly let go?
Author: Tim Winton
Format: Hardback
Published: 1982, George Allen & Unwin
Genre: Modern fiction
Edition: 1st ed.,
Condition remarks:
Book: Very good
Jacket: Very good
Pages: Good
A young man adrift between youth and adulthood, between the pull of the sea and the weight of the world — Tim Winton's debut novel, An Open Swimmer, is a quietly devastating portrait of post-adolescent restlessness set against the wild, sun-bleached coastline of Western Australia. The novel chronicles Jerra Nilsam and his friend Sean as they retreat to a remote coastal camp following the end of their university years, seeking solace and meaning in the rhythms of the ocean, the silence of the bush, and the mysteries of a dying old man they encounter along the way. The narrative unfolds with an almost elemental simplicity, capturing the confusion of early adulthood with raw, unvarnished honesty. Winton's prose in An Open Swimmer is spare yet luminous, already bearing the hallmarks of the voice that would go on to define Australian literary fiction for decades. The novel argues that identity and belonging are not found in ambition or certainty, but in moments of stillness and surrender to the natural world — a theme that would reverberate throughout Winton's celebrated career. Published when Winton was just twenty-one after winning the Australian/Vogel Award, this remarkable debut signals the arrival of a writer of rare and enduring power, leaving the reader to wonder: what does it mean to truly let go?