Peri Hoskins

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East - A Novel (The Vince Osbourne Series, #1) (eBook, ePUB)

Beschreibung

"... in a word: astonishing." - Vincenzo Scipione, US literary agent "The writing is superb ... If there is any writer that Hoskins reminds me of it would be John Steinbeck. But instead of Northern California and the Salinas Valley, we get to explore Australia and New Zealand." - Ray Simmons, Readers' Favorite "... The result is a road tale that takes interpersonal connections and discoveries and elevates them to a new level of introspection and growth, making 'East - A Novel' highly recommended for readers who like their stories introspective as well as adventurous, and who look at the road trip experience as one example of growth-inducing decisions." - D. Donovan, Senior Reviewer, Midwest Book Review "What an amazing capture of unadulterated raw humanity, in all its shades of light and darkness. I read it over a few days. Couldn't put it down ... Really, really enjoyed it." - Teresa Herleth If you liked Jack Kerouac's "On the Road" or Robert Pirsig's "Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance" you will love "East". It's 1994. Junior lawyer, Vince Osbourne, leaves behind a viciously circular life in the city representing petty criminals and takes to the road. He's lived 30 years. The wide continent of Australia is out in front. He's almost young. Where will the road lead? "East" takes in sunsets; rain in the desert; a five-year-old girl on a bike; a battered former thief and jockey; old-timers; young lovers; beautiful women, and aboriginals in public bars. The open road connects many vignettes making a rich tapestry of human encounters. "East" is poignant, gritty, funny, sad and above all: human. Hoskins' laconic prose captures the harsh, arid country in all its big, empty beauty along with quirky exchanges with strangers, travel buddies, shop assistants, workmates, and friends old and new. A journey without and within, "East" taps into the spiritual realm that lies beneath this land and its people.

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Autor

Peri Hoskins, a child of the twentieth century, was born in Wellington, New Zealand. He is the second son of a family of five children, four boys and a girl.

Peri grew up in Whangarei, Northland, New Zealand, a provincial city then home to about 30,000 people. He was educated at Whangarei Boys' High School where he twice won a national essay competition. After completing high school and winning the school prizes for English, History and Geography, Peri went to Auckland University where he studied law and the humanities, including history and English literature.

Peri was mainly based in Australia between 1985 and 2005. He completed his study of law and the humanities at the University of Sydney including several courses in philosophy. He worked as a lawyer in New South Wales before embarking on a 1994 five-month road trip all around Australia. This road trip comprises the material for his book, "East - A Novel". Peri subsequently worked as a lawyer in both New South Wales and Queensland, and developed his current specialisation in legal work civil litigation.

In December 1999 Peri travelled to the Kingdom of Tonga to be in the first country in the world to see in the new millennium. The diary of his three weeks in Tonga has become "Millennium A Memoir", a book of creative nonfiction. In 2004 Peri completed a post graduate diploma in film and television production at Queensland University of Technology. Peri now lives, writes and works as a barrister (being a self-employed lawyer) in Northland, New Zealand.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Tane Kaha Publications
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. August 2016
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780473251277
• Artikelnr.: 43714797