{"title":"Inga Clendinnen","description":"\u003cp\u003eDiscover the captivating works of \u003cem\u003eInga Clendinnen\u003c\/em\u003e, an eminent Australian historian and author celebrated for her profound insights and eloquent prose. With her exceptional ability to weave historical narrative and personal reflection, Clendinnen's books offer readers a unique perspective on complex themes and events.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eExplore \u003cem\u003eAgamemnon's Kiss: Selected Essays\u003c\/em\u003e, a compelling collection of essays that showcases her deep engagement with history and cultural narratives. In \u003cem\u003eDancing with Strangers\u003c\/em\u003e, Clendinnen delves into the early interactions between Indigenous Australians and British colonisers, offering a fresh view of this pivotal moment in history.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eReading The Holocaust\u003c\/em\u003e stands as a testament to her sensitive exploration of human resilience amidst unimaginable atrocities. This book provides an insightful analysis of the Holocaust, encouraging readers to engage critically with historical events.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eTiger's Eye: A Memoir\u003c\/em\u003e, Clendinnen presents an introspective look into her own life, blending personal anecdotes with historical reflection, demonstrating her incredible storytelling prowess and thoughtful introspection.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhether you are drawn to arts and culture, history, or personal memoirs, Inga Clendinnen's works will both educate and inspire, making them an essential addition to any reader's collection.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"reading-the-holocaust-by-inga-clendinnen-9781876485351","title":"Reading The Holocaust","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWith the profound moral concern of the best general reader, one of our finest historians brings the Holocaust close up and stares the Medusa down. Inga Clendinnen claims for history the same power as poetry or fiction to enter the silences and make them speak.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eReading The Holocaust\u003c\/em\u003e offers a unique perspective, delving deeply into its complex history with the intent to illuminate and understand.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e— David Malouf\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House NZ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46343630094572,"sku":"9781876485351","price":28.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/2637273482856.jpg?v=1744000882"},{"product_id":"tigers-eye-a-memoir-by-inga-clendinnen-9781876485559","title":"Tiger's Eye: A Memoir","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is a rare book, and rare in its own time. It is memoir, history, fiction, a documenting of filial gratitude and ingratitude, and a record of the cauldron of experience of a near-fatal illness, all bundled, coherently - that's the miracle - between covers. And written with a white intensity that assaults the way a Southern Ocean breaker does - first, shock, then - exhilaration.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe paradox of this intensely personal, powerfully intelligent memoir is that it lets the reader through while leaving Clendinnen and the people she anatomises with their skins on and mystery intact.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eI am reminded of Sylvia Plath's last poems, not because Clendinnen is derivative - she is indelibly herself - but because she, too, can extrude clarity out of chaos.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eTiger's Eye: A Memoir\u003c\/em\u003e by Inga Clendinnen is celebrated for its profound insight and emotional depth.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e- Morag Fraser, \u003cem\u003eAge\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House NZ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46380278808812,"sku":"9781876485559","price":28.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/2639353482856.jpg?v=1744851498"},{"product_id":"agamemnons-kiss-selected-essays-by-inga-clendinnen-9781921145865","title":"Agamemnon's Kiss: Selected Essays","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe newest selection of essays from one of Australia's finest historians and writers, \u003cem\u003eAgamemnon's Kiss\u003c\/em\u003e is a thrilling selection of essays by one of Australia's most celebrated writers. Inga Clendinnen writes about everything from the books that terrified her as a child to what history can teach us about ourselves and our own times.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eShe describes visits to the beach and to a museum dedicated to the Holocaust. She recounts the experience of falling ill and the prospect of death. And she writes movingly about other people who have changed her own life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eMany of the themes which are central to Clendinnen's work are teased out in \u003cem\u003eAgamemnon's Kiss: Selected Essays\u003c\/em\u003e, such as the way we think about the Holocaust and its perpetrators, and the investigative power of history.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House NZ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46607562637548,"sku":"9781921145865","price":28.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/27955563482871.jpg?v=1751501092"},{"product_id":"dancing-with-strangers-by-inga-clendinnen-9781925498738","title":"Dancing with Strangers","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eDancing with Strangers\u003c\/em\u003e is Inga Clendinnen's seminal account of the moment in January 1788 when the First Fleet arrived in Sydney Harbour, and a thousand British men and women, some of them convicts and some free, encountered the Australians living there. \"These people mixed with ours,\" wrote a British observer after landfall, \"and all hands danced together.\" What followed would shape relations between the peoples for the next two centuries.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWinner:\u003c\/strong\u003e Kiriyama Prize 2004\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWinner:\u003c\/strong\u003e Douglas Stewart Prize for Non-fiction, NSW Premier's Literary Awards 2004\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWinner:\u003c\/strong\u003e Best History Book, Queensland Premier's Literary Awards 2004\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House NZ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46670479818988,"sku":"9781925498738","price":17.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/15312713482873.jpg?v=1752771124"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/inga-clendinnen.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}