Awards

• Short-listed for Walkley Book Award 2018 (Australia)
• Winner of Walkley Book Award 2018 (Australia)

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Author:   Helen Pitt
Publisher:   Allen & Unwin
Imprint:   Allen & Unwin
Dimensions:   Width: 15.30cm , Height: 3.20cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   0.610kg
ISBN:  

9781760295462

ISBN 10:   1760295469
Pages:   312
Publication Date:   15 August 2018
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Out of stock  
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Table of Contents

1. A phone call from half a world away 2. The young Jorn 3. Scandi-style 4. The mastermind 5. The ordinary Joe, who gave Sydney its Opera House 6. The magnificent lonely idea 7. Sex magic and the maestro 8. Gentlemen, here is your Opera House 9. And the winner is ... 10. Poetry or pastry? 11. Bennelong pointers 12. Kiss and sell 13. With a little bit of bloomin' luck 14. A mini Greek tragedy 15. Rising up like Aztec gods 16. The spherical solution 17. End of the bromance 18. The arch that changed the world 19. Plain sailing 20. Millions and mullions 21. High noon at the chief secretary's office 22. I am still available 23. This chapter is over 24. Malice in Blunderland 25. SOS to London 26. New man at the Opera House 27. Autopsy on a dream 28. Hall's balls 29. Not a job for boys 30. Opening daze 31. Reconciliation Notes Index

Reviews

'It will fascinate its readers, even those not fortunate enough to be part of Generation Jorn.' - Sydney Morning Herald 'This is the closest you'll get to the Opera House walls talking' - AU Review 'Thoroughly researched, colourful and shocking.' - Australian Book Review

Author Information

Helen Pitt is a Sydney Morning Herald journalist who has worked as the opinion and letters editor at Australia's oldest daily metropolitan newspaper where she began her career in 1986. She has worked as a writer for The Bulletin magazine, in California for New York Times Digital, and as a television reporter at Euronews in France. Her feature writing has won the Austcare Media award and been highly commended in the UN Media Peace prize.

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