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The Life  by Malcolm Knox

Allen & Unwin, $32.99 pb, 416 pp, 9781742372990

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How would Dennis Keith – or, if we’re using the language of legends, DK – characterise it? ‘The Life was this mythic world where you could surf as much as you want, every day, any day, go anywhere [...] Getting waves was everything, every day.’ In Malcolm Knox’s exceptional new novel, this world – with its singular focus, and its sacred ecstasies – is revealed in a language both new to Knox and rare in commercial Australian publishing.

 


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The Life  by Malcolm Knox

Allen & Unwin, $32.99 pb, 416 pp, 9781742372990

ABR receives a commission on items purchased through this link. All ABR reviews are fully independent.


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