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Doing Life: A Biography of Elizabeth Jolley
Paperback / softback
Main Details
Title |
Doing Life: A Biography of Elizabeth Jolley
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Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Brian Dibble
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Physical Properties |
Format:Paperback / softback | Pages:350 | Dimensions(mm): Height 235,Width 155 |
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Category/Genre | Literary studies - fiction, novelists and prose writers |
ISBN/Barcode |
9781921401060
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Classifications | Dewey:823.3 920 |
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Audience | General | Tertiary Education (US: College) | |
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Publishing Details |
Publisher |
UWA Publishing
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Imprint |
University of Western Australia Press
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Publication Date |
1 October 2008 |
Publication Country |
Australia
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Description
Although she started writing early in life, it was not until her fifties that Elizabeth Jolley received the recognition her talent deserved. She won The Age Book of the Year Award on three occasions as well as the Miles Franklin Award. She has won the Western Australian Premier's Prize for both fiction and non-fiction. The array of wild characters in her fiction - misfits and those on the edge of society - can also be found in her remarkable life. Brian Dibble was given complete access to the writer's private papers and has spent more than a decade travelling the world to write this lyrical and readable biography.
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