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Shallows

Shallows (1984) is a novel by Australian author Tim Winton. It won the 1984 Miles Franklin Award, and was the 1985 joint winner of Western Australian Premier's Book Award - Fiction.

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Author
Tim Winton
Publication date
1984
Publisher
Allen & Unwin, Australia
Followed by
That Eye, The Sky
Language
English
Media type
Paperback

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Critical reception

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Shallows

Nodes12
Edges11
Triples17
Avg. degree1.83
Density0.166667
Components1

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Shallows

Top relations

related to Critical reception · 5
Shallows → It, Marian Eldridge, On, The Canberra Times, Whatever
Author · 1
Shallows → Tim Winton
Followed by · 1
Shallows → That Eye, The Sky
ISBN · 1
Shallows → .mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:r…
Language · 1
Shallows → English
Media type · 1
Shallows → Paperback
OCLC · 1
Shallows → 29006597
Pages · 1
Shallows → 235
Preceded by · 1
Shallows → An Open Swimmer
Publication date · 1
Shallows → 1984

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novel book 1984 australian award western author tim winton dark miles franklin 1985 joint winner premier's fiction australia moby-dick town

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
ShallowsAuthorTim Winton1.00infobox
ShallowsFollowed byThat Eye, The Sky1.00infobox
ShallowsISBN.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:r…1.00infobox
ShallowsLanguageEnglish1.00infobox
ShallowsMedia typePaperback1.00infobox
ShallowsOCLC290065971.00infobox
ShallowsPages2351.00infobox
ShallowsPreceded byAn Open Swimmer1.00infobox
ShallowsPublication date19841.00infobox
ShallowsPublication placeAustralia1.00infobox
ShallowsPublisherAllen & Unwin, Australia1.00infobox
Shallowsis asatisfying book0.90text

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