Polites’ writing is unpretentious, spare, sharp. Peter’s voice is raw, casual, genuine. This is urban storytelling at its best – Maxine Beneba Clarke on Peter Polites.
A contemporary noir novel, Down The Hume explores the nature of obsession and addiction. Hedonistic, confronting and heartbreaking – this story will not only drag you along at a rapid pace – it will tear you in two.
A contemporary noir novel, Down The Hume explores the nature of obsession and addiction. Hedonistic, confronting and heartbreaking – this story will not only drag you along at a rapid pace – it will tear you in two.
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A novel of addiction, secrets and misplaced love, this is an Australian debut not to be missed + Competition
Polites' novel ultimately offers a riotous vision of an authentically multicultural Australia that One Nation - and increasingly the far right of the LNP - cannot accept. This makes Down the Hume essential reading in these times of "border protection".
an edgy debut novel
Book of the week
Hume is a robust study of ethnic, class and sexual identities that intersect in contemporary Australia + Article
smart and pleasantly unnerving
Gritty novel of a Sydney I've never seen before.