A First Place: from the award-winning author of Remembering Babylon, Ransom and Johnno

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title A First Place: from the award-winning author of Remembering Babylon, Ransom and Johnno
Authors and Contributors      By (author) David Malouf
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:368
Dimensions(mm): Height 201,Width 129
Category/GenreProse - non-fiction
Literary essays
ISBN/Barcode 9780857984043
ClassificationsDewey:824
Audience
General

Publishing Details

Publisher Random House Australia
Imprint Vintage (Australia)
Publication Date 2 March 2015
Publication Country Australia

Description

A collection of personal essays and writing from David Malouf to celebrate his 80th birthday. Topography, geography, history. Multiculturalism, referendums, the constitution and national occasions. Parental and grandparental romances, the sensual and bountiful beauty of Brisbane, the mysterious offerings of Queenslander houses, and leaving home. The idea of a nation and the heart of its people. Being Australian and Australia's relationship to the world. Putting ourselves on the map. All these subjects, and more, are explored from the generous, questioning and original perspective of David Malouf. At the heart of these pieces is the idea of home, where and what it is. What they illustrate is the formation of a man, an Australian and one of the best writers this country has produced.

Author Biography

David Malouf is the internationally acclaimed author of novels including Ransom, The Great World (winner of the Commonwealth Writers prize and the Prix Femina Etranger), Remembering Babylon (winner of the IMPAC Dublin Literary Award), An Imaginary Life, Conversations at Curlow Creek, Dream Stuff, Every Move You Make and his autobiographical classic 12 Edmondstone Street. His Collected Stories won the 2008 Australia-Asia Literary Award. His most recent books are A First Place and The Writing Life. He was born in 1934 and was brought up in Brisbane.