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William Finnegan’s "Barbarian Days" poured into short film

A short film portrait of William Finnegan’s Pulitzer Prize-winning non-fiction novel “Barbarian Days: A Surfing Life” has launched online. The film, titled “William Finnegan – Barbarian Days,” features an excerpt from the best-selling novel, together with stunning visuals of Byron Bay surfers and coastline. It is narrated by William Finnegan and features former US surfing […]

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William Finnegan, author of "Barbarian Days," wins the 2016 Pulitzer Prize

William Finnegan has won the 2016 Pulitzer Prize (Biography or Autobiography) for his “Barbarian Days: A Surfing Life.” The New York writer’s surf book was considered a “finely crafted memoir of a youthful obsession” by the Pulitzer Prize Board. Finnegan takes home $10,000 and one of the most prestigious awards in Arts and Letters. In […]

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