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Book SynopsisWINNER OF THE NSW PREMIER''S LITERARY AWARDS MULTICULTURAL NSW AWARD 2020
The satire in Peter Polites'' The Pillars is sharp and jagged, full of acutely observed moments on the streets and in the loungerooms of Sydney. - ABC Radio National, The Bookshelf
Don''t worry about the housing bubble, she would say. Don''t worry about the fact that you will never be able to afford a home. Worry about the day after. That''s when they will all come, with their black shirts and bayonets, and then you will see the drowned bodies and slit necks. And I would stand there and say, But Mum, why are you telling me this when I''m ten years old.
Working as a writer hasn''t granted Pano the financial success he once imagined, but lobbying against a mosque being built across the road from his home (and the occasional meth-fuelled orgy) helps to pass the time. He''s also found himself a gig ghostwriting for a wealthy property developer. The pay cheque alone
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The satire in Peter Polites' The Pillars is sharp and jagged, full of acutely observed moments on the streets and in the loungerooms of Sydney. * ABC Radio National, The Bookshelf *
