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Kenneth Cook

Kenneth Cook was born in Sydney in 1929. He achieved recognition as a fiction writer with the publication of his first novel Wake in Fright in 1961. Critically acclaimed, it has been translated into several languages and is still in print 45 years later. It was made into a classic Australian film in 1971. Wake in Fright was followed by over 20 fiction and non-fiction books, including Eliza Frazer, Bloodhouse, Tuna and Pig . His antiwar beliefs were reflected in his powerful novel The Wine of God's Anger and in the play Stockade. Kenneth Cook died of a heart attack in 1987 while on a publicity tour promoting Wombat Revenge, the second volume in his bestselling trilogy of humorous short stories.

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Title:

Wake in Fright

Written by:

Kenneth Cook 

Read by:

Humphrey Bower 

Format:

Unabridged CD Audio Book 

Number of CDs:

5 

Duration:

5 hours 1 minutes 

Published:

April 01 2016 

Available Date:

April 01 2016 

Age Category:

Adult 

ISBN:

9781489341679 

Genres:

Fiction; Australian Fiction; Classic Fiction 

Publisher:

Bolinda audio 

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Price

Bolinda price

AUD$ 39.95

AUD$ 39.95

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‘Wake in Fright is a classic of the ugly side of Menzies’ Australia, its brutality, its drunkenness, its anxiety to crush all sensibility. All of this is harrowingly reacorded – the destruction of a young soul fresh to Australia – in Kenneth Cook’s remarkable novel.’ – Thomas Keneally
Thomas Keneally, winner of the Booker Prize

The controller stood back. ‘Right,’ he said. ‘Spin ‘em!’ The man flipped the piece of wood and the coins spun up into the air above his head and dropped down on to the carpet. There was silence. Wake in Fright tells the tale of John Grant’s journey into an alcoholic, sexual and spiritual nightmare. It is the original and the greatest outback horror story. Bundanyabba and its citizens will forever haunt its listeners.