Andrew LindsayANDREW LINDSAY has worked in journalism and theatre, and prepared four oral histories of Collingwood, Melbourne's archetypical working class community. The most recent of these, When Fish Had Feathers, was commended in the Victorian Community istory Awards 2003.

Andrew's first novel, The Breadmaker's Carnival, was published by Allen + Unwin in hardback and paper editions. German and US editions followed. Joint winner of the Jim Hamilton Award, it delighted readers around the country and attracted stunning reviews. His much anticipated second novel, The Slapping Man, continues to entertain with extraordinary energy and talent. Read More Read Less