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OverviewThe Burning Library explores the lives and work of Australian novelists, many of whom haveunjustly disappeared from the public imagination. Alarmed by the increasingly marginal status ofAustralian literature in the academy, Williamson has set out to reintroduce us to those key writerswhose works we may have forgotten or missed altogether. His focus is on fiction that givespleasure, and he is ardent in defence of books that for whatever reason sit uneasily in thepresent moment. Among the writers Williamson discusses are Dymphna Cusack, Elizabeth Harrower, DavidIreland, Olga Masters and Gerald Murnane. The Burning Library is a dynamic act of reclamationinspired by Miles Franklin's claim that a nation that fails to acknowledge its literary treasures is'neither preserved nor developed, but only defaced'. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Geordie WilliamsonPublisher: Text Publishing Imprint: The Text Publishing Company Dimensions: Width: 15.50cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 23.50cm Weight: 0.320kg ISBN: 9781921922985ISBN 10: 1921922982 Pages: 304 Publication Date: 24 October 2012 Audience: General/trade , College/higher education , General , Tertiary & Higher Education Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In stock  We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of ContentsReviews'Commands attention and invites dispute...Brilliant, unobliged and provoking work.' Weekend Australian 'Commands attention and invites dispute...Brilliant, unobliged and provoking work.' Weekend Australian 'As an introductory text to the Australian canon, The Burning Library is remarkable. Williamson's enthusiasm for Australian literature and his boundless knowledge of the genre give the book an enlightening and accessible quality that brings to life a neglected part of our national heritage which, through Williamson's astute gaze, appears absurd to have let fallen astray. I thoroughly recommend The Burning Library to any reader with an interest in Australian literature.' Readings Monthly Author InformationGeordie Williamson is chief literary critic of the Australian newspaper, a position he has held since 2008, though his essays and reviews have been appearing in newspapers and magazines here and in the UK for over a decade.In 2011, he won the Pascall Prize for criticism, Australia’s only major national prize awarded for critical writing. He lives in the Blue Mountains with his family. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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