Writers on Writers series
On Thomas Keneally: Writers on Writers
A thoughtful, nuanced look at Thomas Keneally's The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith by award-winning journalist Stan Grant, which considers race, representation and Australian history.
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On Beverley Farmer: Writers on Writers
Beverley Farmer's writing reflects on restlessness, desire and homecoming. In this brilliantly acute essay, fellow novelist and short-story writer Josephine Rowe finds a kindred spirit and argues for a celebration and reclamation...
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On Robyn Davidson: Writers on Writers
In the Writers on Writers series, leading authors reflect on an Australian writer who has inspired and fascinated them. Provocative and crisp, these books start a fresh conversation between past and present, shed new light on the...
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On Shirley Hazzard: Writers on Writers
In this vibrant, rich and personal essay on acclaimed author Shirley Hazzard, Michelle de Kretser offers a masterclass in writing that is powerful and exhilarating
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On David Malouf: Writers on Writers
Nam Le takes the reader on a thrilling intellectual ride in this sharp, bold essay
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On J.M. Coetzee: Writers on Writers
With tenderness and insight, Ceridwen Dovey draws on personal history to explore the Nobel Prize-winner's work - how his books 'do theory' on themselves - while also tracing the intellectual heritage that has been passed from...
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On Patrick White: Writers on Writers
In this passionate and electrifying short book, Christos Tsiolkas writes about his year spent reading Patrick White, of his ‘discovery and rediscovery of White as a writer.' The result is a vivid introduction to and...
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On Kate Jennings: Writers on Writers
‘Kate says she doesn't know what to say about writing. When people ask, she tells them to prepare for a life of failure.'
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On John Marsden: Writers on Writers
In this fascinating book, Alice Pung writes about one of her deep influences - the much-loved and hugely successful John Marsden.
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