Falling (20th Anniversary Edition)

Author: Anne Provoost (tr. John Nieuwenhuizen)

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  • : 19.99 AUD
  • : 9781760293925
  • : Allen & Unwin
  • : Allen & Unwin Children's Books
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  • : 0.254012
  • : May 2017
  • : 198mm X 128mm
  • : Australia
  • : 19.99
  • : June 2017
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  • : Anne Provoost (tr. John Nieuwenhuizen)
  • : Paperback
  • : 2nd edition
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Barcode 9781760293925
9781760293925

Description

Through the long, oppressive summer after his grandfather's death, Lucas becomes aware of dark secrets surrounding the old man's activities during the war. Yet no one will speak openly to him about what happened all that time ago.


Meanwhile, racial tension is growing in the neighbourhood, and Lucas is increasingly drawn to Benoit, a smooth-talking extremist who advocates action against migrant workers. And then there's Caitlin - captivating Caitlin - with her beautiful, sad dancing and her strong opinions. When tragedy strikes, Lucas must face a terrible choice.


Falling is a gripping, disturbing book about the seductive power of extremism, the gulf between intentions and consequences, and the need to understand the past and take responsibility for one's actions.


First published in Belgium, Falling has won six major international literary awards, topped bestseller lists across the world, and been translated into many languages. This twentieth-anniversary edition of the highly acclaimed classic shows that its themes of racism, neo-fascism and immigration are still as relevant as ever.


'Falling is a classic rite-of-passage novel...deeply imbued with themes of the interaction between the political and the personal. ..[A] challenging study of personal awareness, motivation and responsibility.' The Age

Awards

Winner of The Libris Woutertje Pieterse Award 1995 (Netherlands) and The Book Lion 1995 (Belgium) and Golden Owl Award 1995 (Belgium) and Zilveren Griffel Award 1995 (Netherlands) and Award for Literature of the Flemish Provinces 1996 (Belgium) and Lavki Award - 5-yearly literature award of city of Hasselt 2000 (Belgium). Short-listed for Prix du Lecteur of Mans and Sarthe 1997 (France).