Designated Targets

Australian author JOHN BIRMINGHAM, whose book Leviathan won the National Award for Non-fiction at the Adelaide Festival of the Arts 2002, “tells stories for a living.” For doing so he has been paid by the Sydney Morning Herald, Rolling Stone, Penthouse, Playboy, and numerous other magazines. He has also been published, but not paid, by the Long Bay Prison News. Some of his stories have won prizes, including the George Munster prize for Freelance Story of the Year and the Carlton United Sports Writing Prize. Leviathan, John’s fifth book, was first published in Knopf (Australia) hardback in 1999, and is the “unauthorized biography of Sydney,” Australia. His earlier works are He Died with a Felafel in His Hand, made into a feature film by Noah Taylor, The Tasmanian Babes Fiasco, How to Be a Man, The Search for Savage Henry, and Weapons of Choice. He lives at the beach with his wife, young daughter, baby son, and two cats. He is not looking for any more flatmates.

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BY JOHN BIRMINGHAM

THE AXIS OF TIME

Weapons of Choice

Designated Targets