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Michael Winkler is a writer from Melbourne, Australia, living on the unceded lands of the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin nation. He is the author, co-author and editor of numerous books, and won the Calibre Essay Prize for ‘The Great Red Whale.’ His journalism, short fiction, reviews, and essays have been widely published, and anthologised. His novel, Grimmish, was short-listed for the Miles Franklin Literary Award in 2022.
"[I]t was fun spending time with [Winkler], an Aussie version of
Geoff Dyer, as he sparred with the shade of one of boxing’s most
unusual characters." – Robbie Millen, The Times
"A fantastic tale based on the life of early-20th-century boxer Joe
Grim throws a flurry of wild punches." – Sam Sacks, Wall Street
Journal
"Grimmish provides a model for how a writer might confront the
difficult challenge of writing about, and celebrating, masculine
energies and impulses: acknowledge the challenge, absorb the blows.
Chin down, fists up." – Ian Sansom, Times Literary Supplement
“Grimmish is probably the most unusual Australian book I will read
in 2021, and, without a doubt, one of the best.” – Emmett Stinson,
Overland
“Intriguing…Winkler crafts a compelling impressionistic
portrait.” – Thomas Hauser, The Sweet Science“Probably the
Australian novel of the decade.” – Ben Lindner, Beyond the Zero
Podcast"One of those rare narratives that delights and repulses and
hums with such madness and integrity that we wish, at its
conclusion, only to return to our desks and to forget all the
writing rules we were taught at school" – Oliver Mol, Sydney Review
of Books"A literary provocation" – Daniel Green“Blazing its own
trail of experimental weirdo mindfuckery…the most daring book of
(the year).” – Bram Presser"...recalls W.G. Sebalds's melding of
fiction with his personal history, as well as the more exuberant
postmodern playfulness of David Foster Wallace or Thomas Pynchon" –
Reuben Mackey, Meanjin"Playful, visceral and elegant. Sat down to
read it, lost an afternoon.” – Robbie Arnott“A novel that takes
chances, that animates a hazily documented life and bleeds it into
a strange music called fiction. It’s Stein, Gass, McCarthy, and
Pynchon rolled into one exquisite cannoli.” – Gerg Gerke“Michael
Winkler’s Grimmish is the best literary clinch you’ll ever read.” –
Alex Cothren, Australian Book Review“Grimmish will likely be the
most interesting Australian book published this year.” – Ben
Walter“Cleverly experimental, this is one out of the box.” – Steven
Carroll, The Sunday Morning Tribune"At times, the effect of this
wonderful little book is not unlike being punched in the face by
one of the boxers its story chronicles -- a reading experience that
can leave you dizzy, disoriented, and constantly in delighted
anticipated of what may come next. An 'exploded non-fiction' novel
that takes as its starting point a historical figure, but around
that persona entwines a fantastical, strange, and at times
borderline-hilarious tale of pain, masculinity, and the occasional
talking goat. This book kept me on my toes throughout."
– Bryan Seitz, Literati Bookstore
"If you like your fiction vital and visceral,
then Grimmish fits the bill." – Alistair
Braidwood, The Skinny
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