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Breath: A Novel by Tim Winton is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.

What is Breath: A Novel about?

A story of risk and learning one's limits by challenging death—now a major motion picture starring Simon Baker, Elizabeth Debicki, and Richard Roxburgh.A New York Times Book Review Notable Book of the YearOn the wild, lonely coast of Western Australia, two thrill-seeking teenage boys fall under the spell of a veteran big-wave surfer named Sando. Their mentor urges them into a regiment of danger and challenge, and the boys test themselves and each other on storm swells and over shark-haunted reefs. The boys give no thought to what they could lose, or to the demons that drive their mentor on into ever-greater danger. Venturing beyond all caution—in sports, relationships, and sex—each character approaches a point from which none of them will return undamaged.“Stunning in the depth of its audacity... limitlessly beautiful prose.” —The Washington Post Book World“A tender, incisive, sometimes brutal, and always moving coming-of-age novel... The prose is always astonishing, the descriptions of sea and weather especially vivid... The book seems as simple, and as vital, as the act of breathing itself.” —The Seattle Times“Darkly exhilarating... a tautly gorgeous meditation on the inescapable

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It is typically read by readers looking for immersive, entertainment-first reading.

Common subject areas: fiction, literature, genre fiction.

Author
Tim Winton
Publisher
New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Published
2008
Language
EN
ISBN
9781429901246
Category
work of fiction
Subjects
Fiction, Literary Fiction, Adventure
Rating
3.81 / 5 (10,481 ratings)
Updated
2026-03-14

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