 First edition | |
| Author | Tim Winton |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Publisher | McPhee Gribble |
Publication date | May 1991 |
| Publication place | Australia |
| Media type | Print (Hardback & Paperback) |
| Pages | 426 pp |
| ISBN | 0-14-027398-0 |
| OCLC | 220869584 |
| Preceded by | In the Winter Dark |
| Followed by | The Riders |
Cloudstreet is a novel by Australian writer Tim Winton published in 1991. It chronicles the lives of two working-class families, the Pickles and the Lambs, who come to live together in a large house called Cloudstreet in Perth, Western Australia, over a period of twenty years, 1943 to 1963. The novel received several awards, including a Miles Franklin Award in 1992, and has been adapted into various forms, including a stage play and a television miniseries.
In 2022, the novel was included on the "Big Jubilee Read" list of 70 books by Commonwealth authors, selected to celebrate the Platinum Jubilee of Elizabeth II.[1]
- ^ "The Big Jubilee Read: A literary celebration of Queen Elizabeth II's record-breaking reign". BBC. 17 April 2022. Retrieved 15 July 2022.