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ISBN | 9781925498875 |
Format | HardBound |
Language | English |
Year of Publication | 2017 |
Bib. Info | 636 pages ; 24 cm |
Categories | PR - English literature |
Product Weight | 1000 gms. |
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An extraordinary book of collected short non-fiction, spanning fifty years of work, by one of Australia’s great writers. Helen Garner visits the morgue, and goes cruising on a Russian ship. She sees women giving birth, and gets the sack for teaching her students about sex. She attends a school dance and a gun show. She writes about dreaming, about turning fifty, and the storm caused by The First Stone. Her story on the murder of the two-year-old Daniel Valerio wins her a Walkley Award. Garner looks at the world with a shrewd and sympathetic eye. Her non-fiction is always passionate and compelling. Short stories. | Australian essays -- 20th century. | Australia -- Social life and customs. | Australian