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'Boys not allowed strong feelings'

23/07/2018

Tim Winton - Writer

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Stephen Sackur speaks to author Tim Winton about his latest novel, The Shepherd's Hut.

Stephen Sackur speaks to author Tim Winton about his latest novel, The Shepherd's Hut. Is Australia redefining what it means to be a good bloke?

Stephen Sackur speaks to an internationally-acclaimed author whose prolific output of fiction is rooted deep in the soil and the shoreline of his native Western Australia - a land of harsh beauty where life rarely comes easy. Tim Winton's latest novel, The Shepherd's Hut, focuses on a troubled young man wrestling with demons, and it comes at an opportune time; with the Me Too movement demanding an end to ingrained sexism, misogyny and toxic masculinity. Is Australia redefining what it means to be a good bloke?

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