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John Birmingham has lived with eighty-nine people and kept notes on all of them. This is their story.
‘A rat died in the room at King Street and we didn't know. There was at least six inches of compacted rubbish between our feet and the floor. Old Ratty must have crawled in there and died of pleasure. A visitor uncovered him while groping about for a beer.’
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‘A rat died in the room at King Street and we didn't know. There was at least six inches of compacted rubbish between our feet and the floor. Old Ratty must have crawled in there and died of pleasure. A visitor uncovered him while groping about for a beer.’
‘A very entertaining freak show … an epic of squalor and degradation.’ The Guardian
‘One of the funniest books ever.’ Loaded
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John Birmingham was born on August 7th, 1964 in Liverpool in the United Kingdom. His parents migrated with him to Australia in 1970, and settled in Ipswich, Queensland. He attended the University of Queensland in Brisbane and obtained an Arts degree. After graduating he moved to Canberra to undertake fulltime employment with the Department of Defence, however he disliked working in Canberra so he returned to Queensland and decided to become a writer.He lived in a lot of sharehousing during the following period. In 2002 he won Australia's National Prize For Non-Fiction for Leviathan He currently lives in Brisbane.
John Birmingham was born on August 7th, 1964 in Liverpool in the United Kingdom. His parents migrated with him to Australia in 1970, and settled in Ipswich, Queensland. He attended the University of Queensland in Brisbane and obtained an Arts degree. After graduating he moved to Canberra to undertake fulltime employment with the Department of Defence, however he disliked working in Canberra so he returned to Queensland and decided to become a writer.He lived in a lot of sharehousing during the following period. In 2002 he won Australia's National Prize For Non-Fiction for Leviathan He currently lives in Brisbane.
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- PublisherAutopsy
- Publication date1995
- ISBN 10 0646202081
- ISBN 13 9780646202082
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HE DIED WITH A FELAFEL IN HIS HAND
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