Death of the Author

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Death of the Author
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Andrew Masterson
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:302
Dimensions(mm): Height 159,Width 172
Category/GenreCrime and mystery
ISBN/Barcode 9780732268008
ClassificationsDewey:823.914 823.914
Audience
Tertiary Education (US: College)
General

Publishing Details

Publisher HarperCollins Publishers (Australia) Pty Ltd
Imprint Fourth Estate
Publication Date 6 November 2001
Publication Country Australia

Description

Australian poet and academic Rick Harding has a good life, until he discovers someone is stealing his poems and publishing them under another name. Who is Jason Schwartze and why has he selected Rick as his victim? Unable to get anyone to take his distress seriously, Rick determines to track down the plagiarist poet himself. then someone starts stalking him and his wife Mandy, and things get out of control. Suddenly a happy marriage is plunged into suspicion and paranoia - and who can you trust if not the person you love most?Clever, witty and challenging, this is a story about the bloodshed that can ensue when literary theory and reality collide.

Author Biography

Andrew Masterson is a journalist and author. He has twice won the Ned Kelly Award for Best Crime Novel, with The Last Days: The Apocryphon of Joe Panther (1998) and The Second Coming: The Passion of Joe Panther (2000). The Letter Girl (1999) was shortlisted for the Aurealis speculative fiction award. In 2001 he published his fourth novel, Death of the Author. When he is not writing, he is generally drinking Guinness.