{"title":"Peter Polites","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePeter Polites\u003c\/strong\u003e crafts compelling narratives that delve into the complexities of human experience with evocative prose and keen insight. His works, such as \u003cem\u003eDown The Hume\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eGod Forgets About the Poor\u003c\/em\u003e, explore themes of identity, belonging, and the often challenging landscapes of personal and social change.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eReaders can expect richly layered stories that blend thoughtful characterisation with vivid settings, inviting reflection on the nuances of life and the unpredictable paths we navigate. Polites' fiction remains accessible yet profound, appealing to those who appreciate literary fiction with heart and depth.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"down-the-hume-by-peter-polites-9780733635564","title":"Down The Hume","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eSHORTLISTED FOR NSW PREMIERS LITERARY AWARDS MULTICULTURAL NSW AWARD 2018\u003c\/b\u003e\n\n\u003cb\u003e'Tough and compelling' - Christos Tsiolkas\u003c\/b\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHe touched my face. When his hand went along my bruised top lip and my almost broken nose, I winced from the pain. His fist went into a deep denim pocket, pulled out a Syrinapx bottle, twisted the cap off and handed me two light blue pills.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHow did Bucky get here? A series of accidents. A tragic love for a violent man. An addiction to painkillers he can't seem to kick. An unlikely friendship with an ageing patient.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDrugs, memories and the objects of his desire are colluding against Bucky. And when it hits him. Bam. A ton of bricks...\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe shadowy places of Western Sydney can be lit up with the hope of love, but no streetlight can illuminate like obsession.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA novel of addiction, secrets and misplaced love, this is an Australian debut not to be missed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDown The Hume\u003c\/i\u003e is essential reading in these times of \"border protection\"\u003c\/b\u003e - The Saturday Paper\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDown The Hume\u003c\/i\u003e's\u003c\/b\u003e propulsive rhythm feels like entering a strong current. Its fast pace and escalating plot are typical of the noir genre, but it is also filled with unexpected and precise turns of phrase, which can shift quickly from the menial to the lyrical.'\u003c\/p\u003e - The Guardian\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDown The Hume\u003c\/i\u003e should rightly take its place alongside the fiction of Christos Tsiolkas [and] Maxine Beneba Clarke... as work that reflects the reality and occasional ugliness of Australia's multiculturalism.\u003c\/b\u003e - AUSTRALIAN BOOK REVIEW\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDown The Hume\u003c\/i\u003e is a robust study of ethnic, class, and sexual identities in contemporary Australia.\u003c\/b\u003e - The Weekend Australian\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46711321886956,"sku":"9780733635564","price":34.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/5055933482449.jpg?v=1754210177"},{"product_id":"god-forgets-about-the-poor-by-peter-polites-9781761151644","title":"God Forgets About the Poor","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSHORTLISTED FOR THE NSW PREMIER'S LITERARY AWARDS\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eSHORTLISTED FOR THE VOSS LITERARY PRIZE\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eLONGLISTED FOR THE INDIE BOOK AWARD FOR FICTION\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e‘A stand out amongst contemporary Australian literary fiction for its stylistic and structural ambition, \u003ci\u003eGod Forgets About the Poor\u003c\/i\u003e is the novel Polites has been climbing to. It is moving, poetic, powerful - at once a folktale and a modern day lament. Christos Tsiolkas meets Gabriel Garcia Marquez.’\u003c\/b\u003e - Maxine Beneba Clarke, bestselling and award-winning author of \u003ci\u003eForeign Soil\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Hate Race\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e‘In \u003ci\u003eGod Forgets About the Poor\u003c\/i\u003e, Polites has produced a masterpiece.’\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003ci\u003eArtsHub\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e‘A triumphant reclamation, written in prose clean as polished stones’\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003ci\u003eThe Saturday Paper\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGod Forgets About the Poor\u003c\/i\u003e feels like a culmination; it’s the author’s most striking work yet.’\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e‘An important literary achievement’\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003ci\u003eThe Conversation\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e‘\u003ci\u003eGod Forgets About the Poor\u003c\/i\u003e is a reminder that everyone has a story worth telling and hearing, but not everyone gets the chance to share it. This is one told well.’\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003ci\u003eBooks + Publishing\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eI will tell you why you should draft my story. Because migrant stories are broken. Some parts in a village where we washed our clothing with soot. Some parts in big cities working in factories. How we starved for food in Greece and starved for Greece in Australia.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eYou don’t know the first thing about me. A son can never see his mother as a woman. You will only see me in relation to you. I have had a thousand lives before you were even a thought. Hospitalised as a child for an entire year. Living as an adult without family in Athens when the colonels took control.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eStart when I was born. Describe the village and how beautiful it was. On the side of a mountain but in the middle of a forest. If we walked to a certain point on the edge, we could look over the valley and see rain clouds coming. Sometimes we would see a cat on a roof, we read that as a warning of a storm. When we looked down, we saw the dirt, which was just as rich as the sky. My island, your island, our island.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eSometimes I think God forgot about us because we were poor.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA stunning new novel from the author of \u003ci\u003eDown the Hume\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Pillars\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGod Forgets About the Poor\u003c\/i\u003e is a love story to a migrant mother, whose story is as important as any ever told.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePRAISE FOR \u003ci\u003eGOD FORGETS ABOUT THE POOR:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e‘Polites brings to light his mother’s story, a migrant woman who has lived a number of lives, surely a common story in the Greek community, and while the title suggests god may forget about the poor, Polites wants to make sure the world does not.’\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003ci\u003eNeos Kosmos\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e‘It is an exquisite mode for the diaspora story, a genre that is increasingly losing its meaningfulness in a time of its commodification. 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