The Broken Shore (novel)
{{Short description|Book by Peter Temple}}
{{Infobox book|
| name = The Broken Shore
| image = The Broken Shore bookcover.jpg
| caption = First edition
| author = Peter Temple
| illustrator =
| cover_artist =
| country = Australia
| language = English
| series =
| genre = Crime fiction
| publisher = Text Publishing, Australia
| release_date = 2005
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| media_type = Print (Hardback & Paperback)
| pages = 345 pp
| isbn = 1-920885-77-3
| oclc= 62116825
| preceded_by =
| followed_by =Truth
}}
The Broken Shore (2005) is a Duncan Lawrie Dagger award-winning novel by Australian author Peter Temple.{{cite web|title= Austlit - The Broken Shore |publisher= Austlit|url= https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/C545766|accessdate= 5 July 2023}}
Synopsis
The novel's central character is Joe Cashin, a Melbourne homicide detective. Following serious physical injuries, he is posted to his hometown Port Munro, where he begins the process of rebuilding the old family mansion as well as his physical and mental strength. Against a background of family tragedy, politics, police corruption, and racism, he investigates the death of a wealthy local man, Charles Burgoyne. His closest friend and police superior, Villani, is the central character in the sequel novel Truth.
Style
Written by the award-winning author Peter Temple, the book continues with his trademark stark, staccato dialogue, in which superfluous words are removed and the meaning of each sentence must be dug out. In a typical example of Temple's flourish, he describes a nearby derelict town as “hardcore—the unemployed, under-employed, unemployable, the drunk and doped, the old-age pensioners, people on all kinds of welfare, the halt, the lame".
Awards
- Crime Writers' Association (UK), The Duncan Lawrie Dagger, 2007: winner{{cite web|title= Gold Dagger - Past Winners |publisher= Crime Writers' Association|url= https://thecwa.co.uk/past-winners/page/2?search&from_year&to_year&past_winners_awards%5B0%5D=gold&past_winners_accolades%5B0%5D=winner|accessdate= 5 July 2023}}
- Miles Franklin Literary Award, 2006: longlisted{{cite web|title= Miles Franklin Literary Award - The Longlist 2006 |publisher= The Trust Company|url= http://www.milesfranklin.com.au/pastwinners/longlist_2006 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20141104100537/http://www.milesfranklin.com.au/pastwinners/longlist_2006 |url-status= dead |archive-date= 2014-11-04 |accessdate= 5 July 2023}}
- Australian Book Industry Awards (ABIA), Australian General Fiction Book of the Year, 2006: winner{{cite web|title= Australian Book Industry Awards 2006 |publisher= Parliament of Australia|url= https://parlinfo.aph.gov.au/parlInfo/search/display/display.w3p;db=CHAMBER;id=chamber/hansards/2006-08-09/0106;query=Id:%22chamber/hansards/2006-08-09/0000%22|accessdate= 5 July 2023}}
- Ned Kelly Awards for Crime Writing, Best Novel, 2006: joint winner{{cite web|title= Previous Winners: Best Fiction |publisher= Australian Crime Writers Association|url= https://www.austcrimewriters.com/previous-winners-best-fiction|accessdate= 5 July 2023}}
- Colin Roderick Award, 2005: winner{{cite web|title= Colin Roderick Award - Other Winners |publisher= James Cook University|url= https://www.jcu.edu.au/foundation-for-australian-literary-studies/roderick-award/previous-winners2|accessdate= 5 July 2023}}
Interviews
Reviews
- "The Age"{{Cite web|url=https://www.theage.com.au/entertainment/books/the-broken-shore-20050813-ge0olc.html|title=The Broken Shore|date=August 13, 2005|website=The Age}}
- "Detectives Beyond Borders" Part 1,{{cite web|title="The Broken Shore" |publisher= Detectives Beyond Borders|url=http://detectivesbeyondborders.blogspot.com/2007/03/broken-shore.html|access-date= 4 April 2025}} Part 2{{cite web|title="The Broken Shore Part II" |publisher= Detectives Beyond Borders|url=http://detectivesbeyondborders.blogspot.com/2007/03/broken-shore-part-ii.html|access-date= 4 April 2025}}
- Island Volume 104{{Cite web |title=Island: No.104 |url=http://www.islandmag.com/104/reviews.html |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20110217143303/http://www.islandmag.com/104/reviews.html |archive-date=2011-02-17 |access-date=2024-12-18 |website=www.islandmag.com}}
- "Light Reading"{{Cite web|url=http://jennydavidson.blogspot.com/2005/09/i-would-give-ten-years-of-my-life.html|title=Light reading: I would give ten years of my life|first=Jenny|last=Davidson|date=September 3, 2005}}
- "Mostly Fiction"{{Cite web |title=Peter Temple : The Broken Shore : Book Review |url=http://www.mostlyfiction.com/mystery/temple.htm |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20210427235713/http://www.mostlyfiction.com/mystery/temple.htm |archive-date=2021-04-27 |access-date=2024-12-18 |website=www.mostlyfiction.com}}
- "Reading Matters"{{Cite web |title='The Broken Shore' by Peter Temple - Reading Matters |url=http://kimbofo.typepad.com/readingmatters/2007/08/the-broken-shor.html |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20140828182102/http://kimbofo.typepad.com:80/readingmatters/2007/08/the-broken-shor.html |archive-date=2014-08-28 |access-date=2024-12-18 |website=kimbofo.typepad.com}}
Telemovie
The Broken Shore was adapted for television by writer Andrew Knight.
The movie had its world premiere at the Adelaide Film Festival on 15 October 2013.{{cite web|title= Adelaide Film Festival - 30 August 2013 |publisher= Adelaide Film Festival|url= https://adelaidefilmfestival.org/highlights-from-australia/|accessdate= 5 July 2023}} It aired on the ABC on 2 February 2014.{{cite web|publisher=TV Tonight|first=David|last=Knox|title=Airdate: The Broken Shore|url=http://www.tvtonight.com.au/2014/01/airdate-the-broken-shore.html|date=15 January 2014|accessdate=5 July 2023}}
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{IMDb title|qid=Q120356710|title=The Broken Shore}}
{{Gold Dagger Award}}
{{Ned Kelly Award – Best Novel}}
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Category:2005 Australian novels
Category:Novels by Peter Temple
Category:Novels set in Melbourne
Category:Ned Kelly Award–winning works