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An Open Book

By David Malouf
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An Open Book by David Malouf is a captivating collection of poems that explores themes of language, nature, and the human experience. With vivid imagery and profound reflections, Malouf invites readers into a world of lyrical beauty and contemplation, delving into the personal and universal aspects of life. This anthology reveals his mastery of storytelling through verse, offering readers a rich tapestry of emotion and thought.
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This book may appeal to you if you appreciate rich reflections on the connections between life and literature. You might enjoy it for its deeply insightful exploration of how stories shape our understanding of the world and our place within it. Ideal for those who have a passion for literary arts and a desire to delve into the musings of one of Australia's esteemed writers.

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An Open Book celebrates the power of poetry and reaffirms David Malouf as one of Australia's most celebrated and beloved writers.

This is only David Malouf's third new poetry volume in nearly 40 years, so it is a significant publishing event. As one of Australia's greatest living poets, Malouf continues to meditate and reflect on themes of mortality and memory.

The poems in An Open Book are attentive and evocative, vital and beautiful, revisiting and reimagining some of the key themes that have resonated with readers over his impressive career. Like the 'small comfort of light... as night comes on', Malouf's new poems hold close the precious and tender.

Only a few of these poems have ever been published, so most of the collection will be completely new to readers everywhere. An Open Book will be the literary gift of the Christmas and summer of 2018.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780702260308

Publisher: University of Queensland Press

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 01 October 2018

Country: Australia

Imprint: University of Queensland Press

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 20.0mm

Width: 144.0mm

Height: 190.0mm

Weight: 264g

Pages: 88

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About the Author

David Malouf was born in Brisbane in 1934. Since 'Interiors' in Four Poets, 1962, he has published poetry, novels and short stories, essays, opera librettos and a play, and is widely translated. His most recent poetry volumes include Typewriter Music (UQP, 2007) and his selected poems, Revolving Days, (UQP, 2008). Earth Hour (UQP, 2014), won both the Judith Wright Calanthe Award, the Kenneth Slessor Prize for Poetry and was shortlisted for the Prime Minister's Literary Awards. Malouf was made an Officer of the Order of Australia in 1987 and elected an Honorary Fellow of the Australian Academy of the Humanities in 1989. In 1997 he was declared an Australian National Living Treasure, while he received the Neustadt International Prize for Literature in 2000.

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