This meticulously researched biography gives readers a thrilling insight into the brutal world of professional cycling and an intimate portrait of an extraordinary Australian.
Daniel Oakman, a writer and historian, comes from Melbourne. After
a brief sojourn as a public servant in the mid-1990s, he completed
his PhD at the Australian National University before a fifteen-year
career as a senior curator at the National Museum of Australia.
In 2005, his ground-breaking history of Australia and the Colombo
Plan, Facing Asia (published by Pandanus Books), was shortlisted
for the NSW History Awards. With Melbourne Books he has published
Oppy (2018), an acclaimed biography of the sporting icon and
politician Hubert Opperman, and Wild Ride (2020), an immersive
exploration of how the bicycle has long shaped understandings of
the Australian continent and its people.
Daniel's other writing has appeared in diverse publications,
including Mountain Biking Australia, VeloNews, Australian
Historical Studies, The Big Issue and Meanjin. He lives in Canberra
with his partner Cecilie and a dog called Gilbert.
Fire in the Head is his first novel.
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