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1953
Paperback / softback
Main Details
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1953
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| Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Geoff Page
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| Physical Properties |
| Format:Paperback / softback | | Pages:120 | | Dimensions(mm): Height 198,Width 130 |
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| Category/Genre | Poetry by individual poets |
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| ISBN/Barcode |
9780702249525
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| Classifications | Dewey:A821.00 821.3 |
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| Audience | | General | | Tertiary Education (US: College) | |
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Publishing Details |
| Publisher |
University of Queensland Press
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| Imprint |
University of Queensland Press
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| Publication Date |
30 January 2013 |
| Publication Country |
Australia
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Description
A moment in time, an Australian country town and characters to remember, all brought to life in engaging verse. 1953 is a unique verse narrative composed of monologues and verse portraits. Together, these build towards the story of an Australian town, Eurandangee, and its people on a particular summer's day in the 1950s. The poems reflect the perspective of a number of the town's residents. Rumbling beneath this is the broader examination of a developing post-war Australia, with issues of the lingering effects of war and violence and an accumulation of cultural change. Vivid and innovative, 1953 is a striking work of narrative poetry, and a magnificent portrait of an Australian town of the period, and a dramatic moment within that.
Author Biography
Geoff Page has published nineteen collections of poetry as well as two novels, five verse novels and several other works including anthologies, translations and a biography. He has won several awards, including the Australian Capital Territory Poetry Award and the 2001 Patrick White Literary Award.
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