Scoundrel Days: A Memoir (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780702259562)

Tom Sawyer on acid, a 21st-century On the Road, a Holden Caulfield for punks ... an extraordinary memoir of a wild adolescence, told in a compelling, poetic voice. In Scoundrel Days Brentley Frazer tells the story of his youth - wild, disillusioned, impassioned and desolate. Born into a Christian cult in outback Queensland, Frazer escapes through literature and poetry, drugs and violence, sex and alcohol; and his ensuing rejection of religion, authority and the 'way things are' leads to adventures, desperation and, just possibly, redemption. Beautifully written and urgently told, Scoundrel Days is a visceral, compelling assault on the senses. An at times brutal story articulated with a poet's sensibility, it portrays a walker of edges exploring the dark side while searching for the love essential to build a soul.

Author: Brentley Frazer
ISBN-10: 070225956X
ISBN-13: 9780702259562
Publisher: University of Queensland Pr (Australia)
Language: English
Published: 03/01/2017
Pages: 288
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.88lbs
Size: 8.90h x 6.00w x 0.90d