 First edition | |
| Author | Tim Winton |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Allen & Unwin, Australia |
Publication date | 1984 |
| Publication place | Australia |
| Media type | Paperback |
| Pages | 235 |
| ISBN | 0-86861-793-8 |
| OCLC | 29006597 |
| Preceded by | An Open Swimmer |
| Followed by | That Eye, The Sky |
Shallows (1984) is a novel by Australian author Tim Winton. It won the 1984 Miles Franklin Award, and was the 1985 joint winner of Western Australian Premier's Book Award - Fiction.
Carolyn See called it "a dark masterpiece that ranks with Moby-Dick".[1]
- ^ "Young Men and the Sea", Carolyn See, The Washington Post, June 27, 2008; Page C05