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Dirt Music
	First edition cover
Author	Tim Winton
Language	English
Publisher	Picador
Publication date	2001
Publication place	Australia
Pages	465
ISBN	0-330-36323-9
OCLC	48561064
Dewey Decimal	823/.914 22
LC Class	PR9619.3.W585 D57 2001

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Dirt Music is a 2001 novel by Tim Winton. A 2002 Man Booker Prize shortlisted novel and winner of the 2002 Miles Franklin Award, it has been translated into Russian, French, German, Dutch, and Swedish.^[1] The harsh, unyielding climate of Western Australia dominates the actions and events of this thriller.

Plot summary

Georgie, the heroine of the book, becomes fascinated while watching a stranger attempting to poach fish in an area where nobody can maintain secrets for very long. Disillusioned with her relationship with the local fisherman legend Jim Buckridge, she contrives a meeting with the stranger and soon passion runs out of control between two bruised and emotionally fragile people.

The secret quickly becomes impossible to hide, and Jim wants revenge, whilst the poacher hikes north via Wittenoom (out of respect for his father who died of mesothelioma in the town) and Broome, to an island off the remote coast of Kimberley, beyond Kununurra, so as to escape a confrontation. His subsequent struggles to survive in the hostile environment, knowing that he must try to literally cover his tracks, give this book its gripping denouement.^[2]

Reviews

Upon release, Dirt Music was generally well-received among British press.^[3] On Bookmarks Magazine Jan/Feb 2003 issue, a magazine that aggregates critic reviews of books, the book received a (4.0 out of 5) based on critic reviews with a critical summary saying, "Winton paints the country’s often hostile deserts and majestic coastlines in vivid colors, transforming the landscape into a powerful character—and character-shaper—in its own right. On the downside, Winton’s rambling, punctuated narrative can sometimes slow the reader down."^[4]

A review by Leigh Mytton on the BBC describes Winton's characterisation as "incisive" that he "intersperses raw and vernacular language with lyrical passages ... Throughout the novel, it is the indomitable force of nature that pervades."^[5]

Paul Daley in The Sydney Morning Herald wrote, "Dirt Music is an Australian novel. But it's not gentle or tame and there's nothing quaint about it. Family dysfunction, loneliness and alcoholism in Winton's part of the world - the harsh, beautiful West Australian coast - are among the elements of this raw, tender and disquieting love story."^[6]

Jules Smith, for the British Council, writes that in Dirt Music Tim Winton, "brings his human and environmental themes together in ways that are always intensely realized and touching".^[7]

Awards

2001 Western Australian Premier's Book Award Premier's Prize - Book of Year^[8]
2001 Western Australian Premier's Book Award Premier's Prize - Fiction^[8]
2001 Good Reading Award, 2001^[8]
2002 Australian Booksellers Association Book of the Year Award^[8]
2002 Man Booker Prize for Fiction (shortlist)^[9]
2002 Miles Franklin Award^[10]
2002 New South Wales Premier's Literary Award, Christina Stead Prize for Fiction^[8]
2002 Kiriyama Pacific Rim Book Prize, Fiction, 2002 – shortlist^[8]

Album

Tim Winton and Lucky Oceans chose the music for the book's "soundtrack". Released in CD form in Australia in 2001, the two disc set includes both bluegrass and classical music. The music is embodied by a quote from the book: "Anything you could play on a verandah. You know, without electricity. Dirt music."^[11]

Film adaptation

A film adaptation, Dirt Music, directed by Gregor Jordan, was released in September 2019. It featured Kelly Macdonald and Garrett Hedlund in the lead roles.^[12]

A proposed adaptation was in development as early as 2009, with Phillip Noyce as the prospective director.^[13] In 2014, Noyce admitted that development had ceased, because "I could never get a script that I thought captured the poetry of the novel... A poetic novel is ... difficult to translate into a movie. It’s a project I’ll come back to I’m sure in the future."^[14]

References

^ "Dirt Music/ Time Winton". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 6 February 2017.
^ "Tim Winton : Dirt Music : Book Review". Mostly Fiction. 22 February 2003. Retrieved 22 October 2006.
^ "Books of the moment: What the papers say". The Daily Telegraph. 5 October 2002. p. 60. Retrieved 19 July 2024.
^ "Dirt Music" (PDF). Bookmarks Magazine. p. 53. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 July 2004. Retrieved 14 January 2023.
^ "Dirt Music paints a bleak picture 16 October 2002". BBC. Retrieved 6 February 2017.
^ "Tim Winton's big issues 29 May 2002". Sydney Morning Herard. Retrieved 6 February 2017.
^ "Critical Perspective 2003". Literature British Council. Retrieved 6 February 2017.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "Tim Winton Author Bio". Booktopia. Retrieved 6 February 2017.
^ "Shortlist 2002". Man Booker Prize. Retrieved 6 February 2017.
^ "Miles Franklin Literary Award - Every Winner Since 1957". Better Reading. Retrieved 6 February 2017.
^ "Various – Dirt Music: Music For A Novel By Tim Winton". Discogs. Retrieved 6 February 2017.
^ Buckmaster, Luke (8 October 2020). "Dirt Music review – Tim Winton adaptation falls flat despite cinematic dreams". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 8 October 2020. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
^ "Dirt Music 2009". IMDb archive. Archived from the original on 11 April 2008. Retrieved 6 February 2017.
^ "Interview: Director Phillip Noyce Tackles Science Fiction with The Giver - ComingSoon.net". ComingSoon.net. 11 July 2014. Retrieved 4 November 2016.

External links

Personal Trauma/Historical Trauma in Tim Winton’s Dirt Music | Barbara Arizti - Academia.edu

[1] "Dirt Music/ Time Winton". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 6 February 2017.

[ns-2] "Tim Winton : Dirt Music : Book Review". Mostly Fiction. 22 February 2003. Retrieved 22 October 2006.

[3] "Books of the moment: What the papers say". The Daily Telegraph. 5 October 2002. p. 60. Retrieved 19 July 2024.

[4] "Dirt Music" (PDF). Bookmarks Magazine. p. 53. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 July 2004. Retrieved 14 January 2023.

[5] "Dirt Music paints a bleak picture 16 October 2002". BBC. Retrieved 6 February 2017.

[6] "Tim Winton's big issues 29 May 2002". Sydney Morning Herard. Retrieved 6 February 2017.

[7] "Critical Perspective 2003". Literature British Council. Retrieved 6 February 2017.

[:0-8] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "Tim Winton Author Bio". Booktopia. Retrieved 6 February 2017.

[9] "Shortlist 2002". Man Booker Prize. Retrieved 6 February 2017.

[10] "Miles Franklin Literary Award - Every Winner Since 1957". Better Reading. Retrieved 6 February 2017.

[11] "Various – Dirt Music: Music For A Novel By Tim Winton". Discogs. Retrieved 6 February 2017.

[12] Buckmaster, Luke (8 October 2020). "Dirt Music review – Tim Winton adaptation falls flat despite cinematic dreams". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 8 October 2020. Retrieved 25 May 2021.

[13] "Dirt Music 2009". IMDb archive. Archived from the original on 11 April 2008. Retrieved 6 February 2017.

[14] "Interview: Director Phillip Noyce Tackles Science Fiction with The Giver - ComingSoon.net". ComingSoon.net. 11 July 2014. Retrieved 4 November 2016.

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-'''''Dirt Music''''' is a 2001 novel by [[Tim Winton]]. A 2002 [[Man Booker Prize]] shortlisted novel and winner of the 2002 [[Miles Franklin Award]], it has been translated into Russian, French, German, Dutch and Swedish.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://trove.nla.gov.au/work/22864581|title=Dirt Music/ Time Winton|last=|first=|date=|website=National Library of Australia|access-date=6 February 2017}}</ref> The harsh, unyielding climate of Western Australia dominates the actions and events of this thriller.
+'''''Dirt Music''''' is a 2001 novel by [[Tim Winton]]. A 2002 [[Man Booker Prize]] shortlisted novel and winner of the 2002 [[Miles Franklin Award]], it has been translated into [[Russian language|Russian]], [[French language|French]], [[German language|German]], [[Dutch language|Dutch]], and [[Swedish language|Swedish]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://trove.nla.gov.au/work/22864581|title=Dirt Music/ Time Winton|last=|first=|date=|website=National Library of Australia|access-date=6 February 2017}}</ref> The harsh, unyielding climate of [[Western Australia]] dominates the actions and events of this thriller.
 ==Plot summary==
-Georgie, the heroine of the book, becomes fascinated while watching a stranger attempting to poach fish in an area where nobody can maintain secrets for very long; disillusioned with her relationship with the local fisherman legend Jim Buckridge, she contrives a meeting with the stranger and soon passion runs out of control between two bruised and emotionally fragile people.
+Georgie, the heroine of the book, becomes fascinated while watching a stranger attempting to [[poaching|poach]] fish in an area where nobody can maintain secrets for very long. Disillusioned with her relationship with the local fisherman legend Jim Buckridge, she contrives a meeting with the stranger and soon passion runs out of control between two bruised and emotionally fragile people.
-The secret quickly becomes impossible to hide, and Jim wants revenge, whilst the poacher hikes north via [[Wittenoom, Western Australia|Wittenoom]] (out of respect for his father who died of [[mesothelioma]] in the town) and [[Broome, Western Australia|Broome]] to an island off the remote coast of [[Kimberley (Western Australia)|Kimberley]] beyond [[Kununurra, Western Australia|Kununurra]] to escape a confrontation. His subsequent struggles to survive in the hostile environment, knowing that he must try to literally cover his tracks, give this book its gripping denouement.<ref name=ns>{{cite web | url = http://www.mostlyfiction.com/world/winton.htm |date = 2003-02-22 | title = Tim Winton : Dirt Music : Book Review | publisher = Mostly Fiction | accessdate = 2006-10-22}}</ref>
+The secret quickly becomes impossible to hide, and Jim wants revenge, whilst the poacher hikes north via [[Wittenoom, Western Australia|Wittenoom]] (out of respect for his father who died of [[mesothelioma]] in the town) and [[Broome, Western Australia|Broome]], to an island off the remote coast of [[Kimberley (Western Australia)|Kimberley]], beyond [[Kununurra, Western Australia|Kununurra]], so as to escape a confrontation. His subsequent struggles to survive in the hostile environment, knowing that he must try to literally cover his tracks, give this book its gripping denouement.<ref name=ns>{{cite web | url = http://www.mostlyfiction.com/world/winton.htm |date = 2003-02-22 | title = Tim Winton : Dirt Music : Book Review | publisher = Mostly Fiction | accessdate = 2006-10-22}}</ref>
 ==Reviews==
+Upon release, ''Dirt Music'' was generally well-received among British press.<ref>{{cite news |title=Books of the moment: What the papers say|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-daily-telegraph/149290364/ |access-date=19 July 2024 |work=The Daily Telegraph |date=5 Oct 2002|page=60}}</ref> On ''[[Bookmarks (magazine)|Bookmarks Magazine]]'' Jan/Feb 2003 issue, a magazine that aggregates critic reviews of books, the book received a {{rating|4|5}} (4.0 out of 5) based on critic reviews with a critical summary saying, "Winton paints the country’s often hostile deserts and majestic coastlines in vivid colors, transforming the landscape into a powerful character—and character-shaper—in its own right. On the downside, Winton’s rambling, punctuated narrative can sometimes slow the reader down."<ref>{{Cite web |title=Dirt Music|pages=53|url=http://www.bookmarksmagazine.com/images3/BookmarksJanFebIssue.pdf|access-date=14 January 2023 |website=[[Bookmarks (magazine)|Bookmarks Magazine]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040705030740/http://www.bookmarksmagazine.com/images3/BookmarksJanFebIssue.pdf|archive-date=5 Jul 2004}}</ref>
-A review by Leigh Mytton on the [[BBC]] describes Winton's characterisation as 'incisive" that he "intersperses raw and vernacular language with lyrical passages ... Throughout the novel, it is the indomitable force of nature that pervades."<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/2329951.stm|title=Dirt Music paints a bleak picture 16 October 2002|last=|first=|date=|website=BBC|access-date=6 February 2017}}</ref>
+A review by Leigh Mytton on the [[BBC]] describes Winton's characterisation as "incisive" that he "intersperses raw and vernacular language with lyrical passages ... Throughout the novel, it is the indomitable force of nature that pervades."<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/2329951.stm|title=Dirt Music paints a bleak picture 16 October 2002|last=|first=|date=|website=BBC|access-date=6 February 2017}}</ref>
-Paul Daley in the [[The Sydney Morning Herald|Sydney Morning Herald]] wrote, "''Dirt Music'' is an Australian novel. But it's not gentle or tame and there's nothing quaint about it. Family dysfunction, loneliness and alcoholism in Winton's part of the world - the harsh, beautiful West Australian coast - are among the elements of this raw, tender and disquieting love story."<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2002/05/28/1022569769876.html|title=Tim Winton's big issues 29 May 2002|last=|first=|date=|website=Sydney Morning Herard|access-date=6 February 2017}}</ref>
+Paul Daley in ''[[The Sydney Morning Herald]]'' wrote, "''Dirt Music'' is an Australian novel. But it's not gentle or tame and there's nothing quaint about it. Family dysfunction, loneliness and alcoholism in Winton's part of the world - the harsh, beautiful West Australian coast - are among the elements of this raw, tender and disquieting love story."<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2002/05/28/1022569769876.html|title=Tim Winton's big issues 29 May 2002|last=|first=|date=|website=Sydney Morning Herard|access-date=6 February 2017}}</ref>
-Jules Smith for the [[British Council]] writes that in Dirt Music Tim Winton, "brings his human and environmental themes together in ways that are always intensely realized and touching".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://literature.britishcouncil.org/writer/tim-winton|title=Critical Perspective 2003|last=|first=|date=|website=Literature British Council|access-date=6 February 2017}}</ref>
+Jules Smith, for the [[British Council]], writes that in Dirt Music Tim Winton, "brings his human and environmental themes together in ways that are always intensely realized and touching".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://literature.britishcouncil.org/writer/tim-winton|title=Critical Perspective 2003|last=|first=|date=|website=Literature British Council|access-date=6 February 2017}}</ref>
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 A film adaptation, ''[[Dirt Music (film)|Dirt Music]]'', directed by [[Gregor Jordan]], was released in September 2019. It featured [[Kelly Macdonald]] and [[Garrett Hedlund]] in the lead roles.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Buckmaster|first=Luke|date=2020-10-08|title=Dirt Music review – Tim Winton adaptation falls flat despite cinematic dreams|url=http://www.theguardian.com/film/2020/oct/08/dirt-music-review-tim-winton-adaptation|url-status=live|access-date=2021-05-25|website=The Guardian|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201008001835/https://www.theguardian.com/film/2020/oct/08/dirt-music-review-tim-winton-adaptation |archive-date=2020-10-08 }}</ref>
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v t e Tim Winton
Novels	An Open Swimmer (1982) Shallows (1984) That Eye, The Sky (1986) In the Winter Dark (1988) Cloudstreet (1991) The Riders (1994) Blueback (1998) Dirt Music (2001) Breath (2008) Lockie Leonard (1990-1997) Eyrie (2013)
Short stories	Scission (1985) Minimum of Two (1987) Blood and Water (1993) The Turning (2005)

v t e Miles Franklin Award
1957–1959	Voss by Patrick White (1957) To the Islands by Randolph Stow (1958) The Big Fellow by Vance Palmer (1959)
1960–1969	The Irishman by Elizabeth O'Conner (1960) Riders in the Chariot by Patrick White (1961) The Well Dressed Explorer by Thea Astley (1962) The Cupboard Under the Stairs by George Turner (1962) Careful, He Might Hear You by Sumner Locke Elliott (1963) My Brother Jack by George Johnston (1964) The Slow Natives by Thea Astley (1965) Trap by Peter Mathers (1966) Bring Larks and Heroes by Thomas Keneally (1967) Three Cheers for the Paraclete by Thomas Keneally (1968) Clean Straw for Nothing by George Johnston (1969)
1970–1979	A Horse of Air by Dal Stivens (1970) The Unknown Industrial Prisoner by David Ireland (1971) The Acolyte by Thea Astley (1972) No award (1973) The Mango Tree by Ronald McKie (1974) Poor Fellow My Country by Xavier Herbert (1976) The Glass Canoe by David Ireland (1977) Swords and Crowns and Rings by Ruth Park (1978) A Woman of the Future by David Ireland (1979)
1980–1989	The Impersonators by Jessica Anderson (1980) Bliss by Peter Carey (1981) Just Relations by Rodney Hall (1982) No award (1983) Shallows by Tim Winton (1984) The Doubleman by Christopher Koch (1985) The Well by Elizabeth Jolley (1986) Dancing on Coral by Glenda Adams (1987) No award (1988) Oscar and Lucinda by Peter Carey (1989)
1990–1999	Oceana Fine by Tom Flood (1990) The Great World by David Malouf (1991) Cloudstreet by Tim Winton (1992) The Ancestor Game by Alex Miller (1993) The Grisly Wife by Rodney Hall (1994) The Hand That Signed the Paper by Helen Darville (1995) Highways to a War by Christopher Koch (1996) The Glade Within the Grove by David Foster (1997) Jack Maggs by Peter Carey (1998) Eucalyptus by Murray Bail (1999)
2000–2009	Drylands by Thea Astley (2000) Benang by Kim Scott (2000) Dark Palace by Frank Moorhouse (2001) Dirt Music by Tim Winton (2002) Journey to the Stone Country by Alex Miller (2003) The Great Fire by Shirley Hazzard (2004) The White Earth by Andrew McGahan (2005) The Ballad of Desmond Kale by Roger McDonald (2006) Carpentaria by Alexis Wright (2007) The Time We Have Taken by Steven Carroll (2008) Breath by Tim Winton (2009)
2010–2019	Truth by Peter Temple (2010) That Deadman Dance by Kim Scott (2011) All That I Am by Anna Funder (2012) Questions of Travel by Michelle de Kretser (2013) All the Birds, Singing by Evie Wyld (2014) The Eye of the Sheep by Sofie Laguna (2015) Black Rock White City by A. S. Patrić (2016) Extinctions by Josephine Wilson (2017) The Life to Come by Michelle de Kretser (2018) Too Much Lip by Melissa Lucashenko (2019)
2020–present	The Yield by Tara June Winch (2020) The Labyrinth by Amanda Lohrey (2021) Bodies of Light by Jennifer Down (2022) Chai Time at Cinnamon Gardens by Shankari Chandran (2023) Praiseworthy by Alexis Wright (2024)