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Being There: an Australian literary anthology

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After exploring the idea of home, where and what it is in A First Place, what does it mean to be a writer and where writing begins in The Writing Life, David Malouf moves on to words and music and art and performance in Being There.With pieces on the Sydney Opera House - then and now - responses to art, artists and architects, and including Malouf's not previously published libretti for Voss and a translation of Hippolytus, this is an unmissable and stimulating collection of one man's connection to the world of art, ideas and culture.__________‘Malouf is the most serious writer at work in this country.’ DAVID MARR, THE MONTHLY‘Malouf's principle, to crudely reduce the rich broth of his thought to a single flavour, is that of delight.’ GEORDIE WILLIAMSON, THE AUSTRALIAN‘Malouf's manner is measured and measuring, quietly or insistently engaging.’ MICHAEL MORLEY, THE SYDNEY MORNING HERALD

Language: English

Pages: 298

Format: Kindle Edition

Release: January 01, 2015

Being There: an Australian literary anthology

0/5 ( ratings)

After exploring the idea of home, where and what it is in A First Place, what does it mean to be a writer and where writing begins in The Writing Life, David Malouf moves on to words and music and art and performance in Being There.With pieces on the Sydney Opera House - then and now - responses to art, artists and architects, and including Malouf's not previously published libretti for Voss and a translation of Hippolytus, this is an unmissable and stimulating collection of one man's connection to the world of art, ideas and culture.__________‘Malouf is the most serious writer at work in this country.’ DAVID MARR, THE MONTHLY‘Malouf's principle, to crudely reduce the rich broth of his thought to a single flavour, is that of delight.’ GEORDIE WILLIAMSON, THE AUSTRALIAN‘Malouf's manner is measured and measuring, quietly or insistently engaging.’ MICHAEL MORLEY, THE SYDNEY MORNING HERALD

Language: English

Pages: 298

Format: Kindle Edition

Release: January 01, 2015

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