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Tim Winton

Stephen Sackur speaks to author Tim Winton whose latest novel, The Shepherds Hut, focuses on a troubled young man. Is Australia redefining what it means to be a good bloke?

HARDtalk's Stephen Sackur speaks to an internationally acclaimed author whose prolific output of fiction is rooted deep in the soil and the shoreline of his native Western Australia - a land of harsh beauty where life rarely comes easy. Tim Winton's latest novel - The Shepherds Hut, focuses on a troubled young man wrestling with demons and it comes at an opportune time; with the Me Too movement demanding an end to ingrained sexism, misogyny and toxic masculinity. Is Australia redefining what it means to be a good bloke?

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InterviewerStephen Sackur
Interviewed GuestTim Winton

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