Working Class Boy (memoir)
Jimmy Barnes memoir
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Working Class Boy is a 2016 memoir by Jimmy Barnes. It is about Barnes' childhood in Glasgow and Adelaide. Barnes details his childhood in Glasgow up until him joining Cold Chisel.
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| Author | Jimmy Barnes |
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| Language | English |
| Genre | memoir |
| Published | 2016 (HarperCollins) |
| Publication place | Australia |
| Media type | Print (hardback) |
| Pages | 384 |
| ISBN | 9781460752135 |
| OCLC | 951507638 |
Working Class Boy has sold more than 250,000 copies and was named the Biography of the Year at 2017 ABIA Awards.[1]
Reception
Rolling Stone magazine in a review of Working Class Boy wrote "Barnes writes with verve and style to present a fascinating story of flawed and compelling personalities, not least his own. The result is unexpectedly compelling."[2]
It debuted at number 1 on the Australian bestsellers list,[3][4][5] and remained in the top 10 for a number of weeks.[6]