Mick. A Life Of Randolph Stow

Cover Type: Hardcover
Book Condition: Very Good
Jacket Condition: Very Good
Publisher: The University Of Western Austraia
Publisher Place: Crawley
Publisher Year: 2016
Edition: First Edition

Description: 890 pages. Ex-Library. (only one small stamp on inside page). Book and Jacket are both in Very good condition throughout. The only exception is some light shelf wear on the bottom edge.

Publishers Description: Randolph Stow was one of the great Australian writers of his generation. His novel To the Islands - written in his early twenties after living on a remote Aboriginal mission - won the Miles Franklin Award for 1958. In later life, after publishing seven remarkable novels and several collections of poetry, Stows literary output slowed. This biography examines the productive period as well as his long periods of publishing silence. In Mick: A Life of Randolph Stow, Suzanne Falkiner unravels the reasons behind Randolph Stows quiet retreat from Australia and the wider literary world. Meticulously researched, insightful and at times deeply moving, Falkiners biography pieces together an intriguing story from Stows personal letters, diaries, and interviews with the people who knew him best. And many of her tales - from Stows beginnings in idyllic rural Australia, to his critical turning point in Papua New Guinea, and his final years in Essex, England - provide us with keys to unlock the meaning of Stows rich and introspective works.

ISBN: 9781742586601