
Father's Day
By Tony Birch
2009
First Published
3.92
Average Rating
178
Number of Pages
'These perfectly realised stories … are inflected with the kind of humour reminiscent of Raymond Carver’s dark wit.’ — The Age 'Birch’s subject matter is ordinary life, lit from within with an honesty which makes his characters and their travails achingly familiar.’ — Cate Kennedy Tony Birch has an eye for life lived at the margins and in Father’s Day he brings the streets of the inner-city to life with compassion and dry humour. But he also focuses on the relationships that connect us all, particularly the emotional lives of fathers and sons. In subtle, understated prose touched with poetry, this new collection of stories cuts deep into the minor joys and tragedies of ordinary Australians.
Avg Rating
3.92
Number of Ratings
72
5 STARS
26%
4 STARS
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3 STARS
26%
2 STARS
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1 STARS
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Author

Tony Birch
Author · 12 books
Tony Birch is the author of Ghost River, which won the Victorian Premier’s Literary Award for Indigenous Writing and Blood, which was shortlisted for the Miles Franklin Award. He is also the author of Shadowboxing and three short story collections, Father’s Day, The Promise and Common People. In 2017 he was awarded the Patrick White Literary Award. Tony is a frequent contributor to ABC local and national radio and a regular guest at writers’ festivals. He lives in Melbourne and is a Senior Research Fellow at Victoria University.