Doing Life: A Biography of Elizabeth Jolley

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Doing Life: A Biography of Elizabeth Jolley
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Brian Dibble
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:350
Dimensions(mm): Height 235,Width 155
Category/GenreLiterary studies - fiction, novelists and prose writers
ISBN/Barcode 9781921401060
ClassificationsDewey:823.3 920
Audience
General
Tertiary Education (US: College)

Publishing Details

Publisher UWA Publishing
Imprint University of Western Australia Press
Publication Date 1 October 2008
Publication Country Australia

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.