'Two fugitives, a man and a child, drive all night across a stony desert. As dawn breaks, they roll into an abandoned mine site. From the vehicle they survey a forsaken place – middens of twisted iron, rusty wire, piles of sun-baked trash. They’re exhausted, traumatised, desperate now. But as a refuge, this is the most promising place they’ve seen. The child peers at the field of desolation. The man thinks to himself, this could work.
'Problem is, they’re not alone.
'So begins a searing, propulsive journey through a life whose central challenge is not simply a matter of survival, but of how to maintain human decency as everyone around you falls ever further into barbarism.'
Source: Publisher's blurb.
Chosen as one of The Guardian Australia's 25 best Australian books of 2024.
'In Juice, Tim Winton crafts a haunting world where climate apocalypse and moral ambiguity collide. This monolithic novel depicts a dystopian future scarred by climate change, with Winton’s intricate prose showcasing his mastery and leaving readers to grapple with its fierce ethical landscape.' (Introduction)
‘Schooled in Doubleness’
2024
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2024
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podcast
review
'Recent international research shows Australians are buying and reading fewer books than people in many other countries. But why? (Publication summary)'
'Clocking in at 513 pages, Tim Winton’s new novel carries all the apparatus of a major publishing event. Juice is an ambitious work, technically very skilful, which seeks to delineate not only a dystopian prospect of the planet’s future but also an alternative, revisionist version of its historical past.' (Introduction)
Tim Winton’s Got the Juice
Michael Williams
(interviewer),
2024
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2024
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podcast
interview
'It is more or less impossible to imagine Australian literature of the past half century without Tim Winton. From his debut, An Open Swimmer to his epic Cloudstreet, the four-time Miles Franklin Award winner is beloved by generations of readers. This week, Michael sits down with Tim to discuss his latest novel, Juice, a gripping tale of determination, survival, and the limits of the human spirit.' (Production summary)
'Tim Winton returns with a new novel that marks a departure into cli-fi.'
'Tim Winton’s new novel dives into a post-climate-change world where violence seems the only solution.'
'In his latest novel, Juice, Tim Winton imagines a future world where an inhospitable climate has made life precarious.'
'After years of wrestling with difficult subject matter in secrecy, the Australian novelist talks about the grim future he has imagined for his latest novel, and how it can be avoided'
Tim Winton’s Got the Juice
Michael Williams
(interviewer),
2024
29135563
2024
single work
podcast
interview
'It is more or less impossible to imagine Australian literature of the past half century without Tim Winton. From his debut, An Open Swimmer to his epic Cloudstreet, the four-time Miles Franklin Award winner is beloved by generations of readers. This week, Michael sits down with Tim to discuss his latest novel, Juice, a gripping tale of determination, survival, and the limits of the human spirit.' (Production summary)
'Recent international research shows Australians are buying and reading fewer books than people in many other countries. But why? (Publication summary)'
