The Boat Condition:Very Good a group of six shipwrecked

a group of six shipwrecked children who survived for a year and a half on a deserted island by working together

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You’ll find detailed accounts of every major tourist sight

You will come away bruisedbut this will give you poetry

borders and cultures of our everyday world

The Boat Condition:Very Good a group of six shipwreckedIn 1979, Nam Le's family left Vietnam for Australia, an experience that inspires the first and last stories in The Boat. In between, however, Le's imagination lays claim to the world. 'The Boat raises the bar for Australian writing.' Peter Craven, Heat 'Nam Le is . . . a disturber of the peace. 'Consider the subjects of his stories a child assassin in Colombia ('Cartagena'), an ageing New York artist desperate for a reconciliation with his daughter