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Hardcover. Condizione: New. Condizione sovraccoperta: New. 1st Edition. NEW First Edition hardcover (Orig. 2009) First Printing * ABOUT THE BOOK: "Unprecedented in the breadth of what it offers from both the ancient & the recent literature of my country." -Thomas Keneally, from the foreword * The result of a collaboration between Sydney's Macquarie University & International PEN Sydney Centre, and funded by the Australia Council for the Arts & the Australian Research Council, The Literature of Australia gathers the most distinctive and most significant of the nation's writing. Highlights include: Coverage of over 200 hundred years of literature in all genres, from the 1700s to the present, & over 500 entries from 307 different authors, including writing by Aboriginal authors from the early colonial period to the present. Work from contemporary authors of international renown, including Shirley Hazzard, Peter Carey, David Malouf, Les Murray, Alexis Wright, & Kate Grenville. Biographical details about the authors of the works selected, an introductory essay, major essays setting the works in their historical context, & suggestions for further reading. "The Literature of Australia" offers readers of all kinds a window into the myriad ways of being Australian. * ABOUT THE AUTHOR-EDITOR: General editor Nicholas Jose is a novelist, essayist, and scholar whose 13 books include the novels "Paper Nautilus" & "The Custodians". A professor at the University of Western Sydney, Jose is the 2009 Chair of Australian Studies at Harvard University. * SHIPPING: MNEMOSYNE carefully wraps, labels & custom-packages this fine book for FREE domestic shipment via USPS MEDIA MAIL or USPS PRIORITY MAIL for our posted below-cost additional fee of $14.00 & via USPS FIRST CLASS INTERNATIONAL AIRMAIL to all international destinations at our posted rates.

Hardcover. Condizione: Near Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Near Fine. 1st American Edition; 1st Printing. This book is in Near Fine condition and has a Near Fine dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket is crisp and clean. "Australian writers who have obtained international renown include the Nobel-winning author Patrick White, as well as authors Christina Stead, David Malouf, Peter Carey, Bradley Trevor Greive, Thomas Keneally, Colleen McCullough, Nevil Shute and Morris West. Notable contemporary expatriate authors include the feminist Germaine Greer, art historian Robert Hughes and humorists Barry Humphries and Clive James. Among the important authors of classic Australian works are the poets Henry Lawson, Banjo Paterson, C. J. Dennis and Dorothea Mackellar. Dennis wrote in the Australian vernacular, while Mackellar wrote the iconic patriotic poem My Country. Lawson and Paterson clashed in the famous "Bulletin Debate" over the nature of life in Australia with Lawson considered to have the harder edged view of the Bush and Paterson the romantic. " (from Wikipedia).

Paperback. Condizione: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Paperback. Condizione: Brand New. college edition edition. 1504 pages. 9.25x6.00x1.75 inches. In Stock.