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Issue Details: First known date: 2005... 2005 Hoi Polloi
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Units Teaching this Work

Text Unit Name Institution Year
y separately published work icon Hoi Polloi Craig Sherborne , Melbourne : Black Inc. , 2005 Z1214808 2005 single work autobiography (taught in 4 units)

'The hilariously compelling memoir that was hailed as an instant classic.

'Hoi Polloi recounts a childhood spent on racetracks and in bars, as the author’s parents struggle to climb the social ladder. It begins in 1968 in the small town of Heritage, New Zealand. Living above the bar of his family’s hotel, the young Craig is exposed to violence, drinking and murky racial politics. His parents, whom Sherborne thinks of as “Winks” and “Heels” in his eccentric personal language, decide to sell the hotel and move to Sydney, Australia – which they imagine as New Zealand’s “England”, a place of boundless wealth, prestige and social opportunities.

'Once in Sydney, the family begins a love affair with the racing scene. Written with extraordinary sympathy and verve, Hoi Polloi is the portrait of an extraordinary childhood – brutal, poignant and unforgettable.' (Publication summary)

Writing the Self University of Queensland 2009 (Semester 2)
y separately published work icon Hoi Polloi Craig Sherborne , Melbourne : Black Inc. , 2005 Z1214808 2005 single work autobiography (taught in 4 units)

'The hilariously compelling memoir that was hailed as an instant classic.

'Hoi Polloi recounts a childhood spent on racetracks and in bars, as the author’s parents struggle to climb the social ladder. It begins in 1968 in the small town of Heritage, New Zealand. Living above the bar of his family’s hotel, the young Craig is exposed to violence, drinking and murky racial politics. His parents, whom Sherborne thinks of as “Winks” and “Heels” in his eccentric personal language, decide to sell the hotel and move to Sydney, Australia – which they imagine as New Zealand’s “England”, a place of boundless wealth, prestige and social opportunities.

'Once in Sydney, the family begins a love affair with the racing scene. Written with extraordinary sympathy and verve, Hoi Polloi is the portrait of an extraordinary childhood – brutal, poignant and unforgettable.' (Publication summary)

Writing the Self University of Queensland 2006 (Semester 2)
y separately published work icon Hoi Polloi Craig Sherborne , Melbourne : Black Inc. , 2005 Z1214808 2005 single work autobiography (taught in 4 units)

'The hilariously compelling memoir that was hailed as an instant classic.

'Hoi Polloi recounts a childhood spent on racetracks and in bars, as the author’s parents struggle to climb the social ladder. It begins in 1968 in the small town of Heritage, New Zealand. Living above the bar of his family’s hotel, the young Craig is exposed to violence, drinking and murky racial politics. His parents, whom Sherborne thinks of as “Winks” and “Heels” in his eccentric personal language, decide to sell the hotel and move to Sydney, Australia – which they imagine as New Zealand’s “England”, a place of boundless wealth, prestige and social opportunities.

'Once in Sydney, the family begins a love affair with the racing scene. Written with extraordinary sympathy and verve, Hoi Polloi is the portrait of an extraordinary childhood – brutal, poignant and unforgettable.' (Publication summary)

Critical Writing University of Technology, Sydney 2009
y separately published work icon Hoi Polloi Craig Sherborne , Melbourne : Black Inc. , 2005 Z1214808 2005 single work autobiography (taught in 4 units)

'The hilariously compelling memoir that was hailed as an instant classic.

'Hoi Polloi recounts a childhood spent on racetracks and in bars, as the author’s parents struggle to climb the social ladder. It begins in 1968 in the small town of Heritage, New Zealand. Living above the bar of his family’s hotel, the young Craig is exposed to violence, drinking and murky racial politics. His parents, whom Sherborne thinks of as “Winks” and “Heels” in his eccentric personal language, decide to sell the hotel and move to Sydney, Australia – which they imagine as New Zealand’s “England”, a place of boundless wealth, prestige and social opportunities.

'Once in Sydney, the family begins a love affair with the racing scene. Written with extraordinary sympathy and verve, Hoi Polloi is the portrait of an extraordinary childhood – brutal, poignant and unforgettable.' (Publication summary)

Critical Writing University of Technology, Sydney 2011
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