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A First Place

from the award-winning author of Remembering Babylon, Ransom and Johnno
By David Malouf
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A First Place by David Malouf is a collection of essays exploring the intersections of identity, place, and culture. Malouf invites readers into his reflections on the profound connections between the Australian landscape and personal memory, examining how these elements shape both individual and collective experience. The work offers an engaging and insightful look into the bonds between geography and human emotion.
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A First Place

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A collection of personal essays and writing from David Malouf to celebrate his 80th birthday.

Topography, geography, history. Multiculturalism, referendums, the constitution, and national occasions. Parental and grandparental romances, the sensual and bountiful beauty of Brisbane, the mysterious offerings of Queenslander houses, and leaving home.

The idea of a nation and the heart of its people. Being Australian and Australia's relationship to the world. Putting ourselves on the map. All these subjects, and more, are explored from the generous, questioning, and original perspective of David Malouf.

At the heart of these pieces is the idea of home, where and what it is. What they illustrate is the formation of a man, an Australian, and one of the best writers this country has produced.

A First Place is not just a collection of essays, but a journey through the elements that shape who we are and where we belong.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780857984043

Publisher: Random House Australia

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 02 March 2015

Country: Australia

Imprint: Vintage (Australia)

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 23.0mm

Width: 129.0mm

Height: 201.0mm

Weight: 294g

Pages: 368

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Arts & Culture Biography & Memoir David Malouf Education & Reference Non-Fiction Penguin Books

About the Author

David Malouf is the internationally acclaimed author of novels including Ransom, The Great World (winner of the Commonwealth Writers prize and the Prix Femina Etranger), Remembering Babylon (winner of the IMPAC Dublin Literary Award), An Imaginary Life, Conversations at Curlow Creek, Dream Stuff, Every Move You Make and his autobiographical classic 12 Edmondstone Street. His Collected Stories won the 2008 Australia-Asia Literary Award. His most recent books are A First Place and The Writing Life. He was born in 1934 and was brought up in Brisbane.

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