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A Writing Life
Helen Garner and Her Work
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A Writing Life
The first full-length study of Helen Garner's forty years of writing - a literary portrait that maps Garner's works against the different stages of her life.
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Helen Garner is one of Australia's most important and most admired writers. She is revered for her fearless honesty in the pursuit of her craft. But Garner also courts controversy, not least because she refuses to be constrained by the rules of literary form.
She has never been afraid to write herself into her nonfiction, and many of her own experiences help to shape her fiction. But who is the 'I' in Helen Garner's work?
Bernadette Brennan's A Writing Life is the first full-length study of Garner's forty years of work, a literary portrait that maps all of her books against the different stages of her life. Brennan has had access to previously unavailable papers in Garner's archive, and she provides a lively and rigorous reading of the books, journals and correspondence of one of Australia's most beloved women of letters.
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The biography A Writing Life by Bernadette Brennan has received widespread acclaim for its insightful examination of Garner's extensive body of work and life. Critics praise Brennan's skilful portrayal of Garner as a fearless writer, adept at tackling challenging subjects. The work is noted for its balanced analysis, offering rich biographical detail that enhances understanding of Garner's impactful literary journey. Brennan’s narrative tone is described as eloquent and perceptive, providing an absorbing blend of memoir and critique with clear and graceful prose.
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ISBN: 9781925498035
Publisher: Text Publishing
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 03 April 2017
Country: Australia
Imprint: The Text Publishing Company
Audience: General / adult
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Width: 153.0mm
Height: 234.0mm
Weight: 0g
Pages: 352
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About the Author
Dr Bernadette Brennan is an academic and researcher in contemporary Australian writing, literature and ethics. She is the author of a number of publications, including a monograph on Brian Castro and two edited collections: Just Words?: Australian Authors Writing for Justice (UQP 2008), and Ethical Investigations: Essays on Australian Literature and Poetics (Vagabond 2008). She lives in Sydney.
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