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'Boys of Summer is set in the 1950s when American film stars and teenage rock'n'roll idols were beginning to influence Australian culture. It is a coming-of-age account of Tom Krupa's childhood in Sydney's outer western suburbs with his Polish migrant parents. His is a world of backyard adventures, radio serials and comic-book heroes.
Tom is the eye-witness to two seminal incidents, the implications of which reverberate through the novel. Neither is quite as it appears and Tom is confronted with terrors that lie in wait beyond the community and others that lurk within.' (From the publisher's website.)
Notes
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A semi-autobiographical novel.
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Dedication: To Al Zolynas
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Epigraph:
I see the boys of summer in their ruin
Lay the gold tithings barren.
-Dylan Thomas
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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The Simple Complexity of Growing Up
2011
single work
review
— Appears in: Antipodes , June vol. 25 no. 1 2011; (p. 102)
— Review of Boys of Summer 2010 single work novel -
Fiction
2010
single work
review
— Appears in: Island , Summer no. 123 2010; (p. 60-62)
— Review of Boys of Summer 2010 single work novel -
Age of Dreams and Nightmares
2010
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 22-23 May 2010; (p. 34)
— Review of Boys of Summer 2010 single work novel -
Bathroom Tiles
2010
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , May no. 321 2010; (p. 32)
— Review of Boys of Summer 2010 single work novel -
Season of Secrets and Sorrow
2010
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 24-25 April 2010; (p. 21)
— Review of Boys of Summer 2010 single work novel
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Familiar Theme of Innocence Destroyed
2010
single work
review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 10 April 2010; (p. 12)
— Review of Boys of Summer 2010 single work novel -
Season of Secrets and Sorrow
2010
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 24-25 April 2010; (p. 21)
— Review of Boys of Summer 2010 single work novel -
Bathroom Tiles
2010
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , May no. 321 2010; (p. 32)
— Review of Boys of Summer 2010 single work novel -
Age of Dreams and Nightmares
2010
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 22-23 May 2010; (p. 34)
— Review of Boys of Summer 2010 single work novel -
Fiction
2010
single work
review
— Appears in: Island , Summer no. 123 2010; (p. 60-62)
— Review of Boys of Summer 2010 single work novel
Last amended 10 Feb 2021 08:43:39
Settings:
- Sydney, New South Wales,
- 1950s
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