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Pig Boy
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Author J. C. Burke
Country Australia
Language English
Genre
Crime novel
Publisher
Random House, Australia
Publication date
2011
Media type Print (Paperback)
Pages 322
ISBN
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9781741663129
Preceded by Ocean Pearl 

Pig Boy (2011) is a crime novel by Australian author J. C. Burke. It won the 2012 Ned Kelly Award.




Contents






  • 1 Plot summary


  • 2 Reviews


  • 3 Awards and nominations


  • 4 References





Plot summary


Damon Styles is expelled from school on his eighteenth birthday. He gets himself a firearms licence and intends to get a job shooting pigs with Pigman. But Damon harbours secrets and the citizens of the town of Strathven believe they know what Damon is planning and set out to stop him.



Reviews


Holly Harper for Readings hadn't "been this impressed with a main character in quite some time" and thought the author "has created an absolutely unforgettable cast of characters".[1]



Awards and nominations



  • 2011 longlisted Inky Awards — Gold Inky

  • 2012 winner Ned Kelly Award — Best Novel

  • 2012 shortlisted Davitt Award — Best Young Adult Book



References





  1. ^ "Pig Boy by J. C. Burke" by Holly Harper, Readings









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