Les Murray - A Life in Progress

Peter F. Alexander

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Idioma: inglés

Editorial: Oxford University Press Australia & New Zealand, 2001

0195535014 / 9780195535013

Librería: Barclay Books, York, WA, AustraliaBarclay Books

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From the publication of his first book in 1965, Les Murray has been the central figure in Australian literature. Scholars have faulted his proposals for an Australian canon; writers have bristled after receiving his brisk critiques of their work on the backs of postcards; feminists have scolded him for his traditional views on religion and morality. Yet when Murray, already mired in depression -- the black dog, he calls it -- suffered a stroke and fell into a coma, the whole nation awaited news of his recovery.Peter F. Alexander reveals in this eloquent biography the source and stimulus for Murray's poetry, a life that has been, from the beginning, an alternating sequence of exhilaration and calamity. His mother died of injuries sustained when she gave birth to him; his father, a farmer, withdrew into grief, in some ways neglecting his young son. Even so, by the time Murray reached university in Sydney he was recognized as an odd genius. He could not add -- he remains practically innumerate -- but could learn languages overnight and wrote stunning poetry. Though prone to depression, which led him to live hand-to-mouth for long stretches, he gathered many friends around him, married a beautiful Italian expatriate, and fathered four children, one stricken with autism. Les Murray: A Life in Progress tells the fascinating story of the lifework of a beloved poet. 2000, First edition. A near fine copy only marked by very light rubbing at the spine ends and a faint hint of tanning of the page edges. The d/w is also near fine with only very light edge rubbing.…

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Título
Les Murray - A Life in Progress
Autor
Peter F. Alexander
Editorial
Oxford University Press Australia & New Zealand
Año de publicación
2001
Encuadernación
Hardback
Idioma
inglés
ISBN 10
0195535014
ISBN 13
9780195535013
Dimensiones
1.2 Inches X 6 Inches X 8.9 Inches

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Barclay Books is a new,used and rare book store situated in the beautiful historic town of York, Western Australia. York is Western Australia's oldest inland town and being only 100km from Perth it is popular with tourists for it's charming period buildings and scenic Avon Valley setting. We are long time book collectors ourselves and understand the needs of collectors in regards to accurate book descriptions. We welcome any enquiry regarding our stock prior to purchase. Our opening hours are usually 9am - 5pm Thurs to Sun and Public Holidays or by appointment.…

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