Somebodies and Nobodies

Somebodies and Nobodies

by Brian Turner
Epub (Kobo), Epub (Adobe)
Publication Date: 01/12/2012

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Honest and insightful, this memoir is a revealing picture of our recent past, of sport and poetry, the spirit of New Zealand's south and its distinctive people. This is the story of a typical Dunedin childhood, surrounded by 'nobies' - an extended family of eccentric grandparents and uncles, cousins and neighbours - who made a huge impact on a young mind. It's also the story of a not-so-typical family that was fanatical about sport - cycling, hockey, cricket, golf, fishing - and went on to produce top-ranking sportsmen. It's also the story of the growth of one of New Zealand's most loved poets. It shows three boys who became somebodies, but no better nor worse than the nobodies who inspired them. This is Brian Turner's view of the world: the landscape and people he was surrounded by; the principles he was taught; his sporting achievements; the early development of his brothers; his time moving between jobs as distinct as rabbiting in Central Otago and working in Customs; and his entry into the world of books.

ISBN:
9781775531593
9781775531593
Category:
Memoirs
Format:
Epub (Kobo), Epub (Adobe)
Publication Date:
01-12-2012
Language:
English
Publisher:
Penguin Random House New Zealand

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