Ebook {Epub PDF} Boy Swallows Universe by Trent Dalton

Trent Dalton talks about the inspiration behind, and the process of, writing his first semi-autobiographical novel, Boy Swallows Universe. #BooksThatMadeUsSu. Boy Swallows Universe. by. Trent Dalton. · Rating details · 52, ratings · 5, reviews. A novel of love, crime, magic, fate and coming of age, set in Brisbane's violent working class suburban fringe - from one of Australia's most exciting new writers. Brisbane, A lost father, a mute brother, a mum in jail, a heroin dealer for a stepfather and a notorious crime for a babysitter. "It's about 50 per cent real.".

As the adaptation of Trent Dalton's bestselling debut novel Boy Swallows Universe premieres in his hometown, the author celebrates how it invites people from working-class Brisbane to the theatre. Boy Swallows Universe is a gorgeous, sprawling, big-hearted debut novel by Australian journalist Trent Dalton. A coming of age story set in the bleak outer suburbs of Brisbane in the 80s, narrator Eli is a charismatic. stars. Boy Swallows Universe, by debut author Trent Dalton is publication from Fourth Estate, an imprint of major Australian publisher Harper Collins. It was released to critical and popular acclaim, earning a place on bestseller lists and book clubs across the country.

BOY SWALLOWS UNIVERSEBy Trent Dalton. Hidden behind a sliding-glass door in a built-in wardrobe of Trent Dalton’s childhood home was a secret room, and a red phone. Dalton was 6 when the space. Set in Australia, Trent Dalton’s “Boy Swallows Universe” is a sprawling novel about a thoughtful boy’s premature journey into manhood. At age 12, Eli Bell has grasped the last idyllic. "It's about 50 per cent real.".