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RT @PanMacmillanSA Entanglement by Steven Boykey Sidley Shortlisted for the 2013 Sunday Times Fiction Prize http://t.co/cthtsscfjx

Dee Andrew Reviews Cruel Crazy Beautiful World by Troy Blacklaws

Cruel Crazy Beautiful WorldVerdict: carrot

His prose is beautiful, evoking a knowledge of the lives of the have-nots.

He describes scenes in our everyday life as if they are happening right now. After a few years of university, Jerusalim’s father, a fisherman called Zero, says poetry will not get his son anywhere and throws him out.

Half Muslim, half Jew, Jerusalim battles to find his way with other folk who sell ethnic curios to tourists. His heart bleeds for the elusive and lovely Lotte.

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