{"product_id":"journey-to-the-end-of-time-by-alex-miller-9781761473470","title":"Journey to the End of Time","description":"Robust, textured and fascinating, this collection of short stories, memoir, journal entries, essays and poems, \u003ci\u003eJourney to the End of Time\u003c\/i\u003e, spans decades of Alex Miller's life. The collection opens with a moving depiction of Miller's father leaving for war and closes with the final words of a poem written in 2023: \u003ci\u003ewhen, eventually, after long labours the voice of the story falls silent and the work is laid aside, then I am alone once again, returned to the timeless solitude, the simplicity of my beginning\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEach story is written in response to a significant event in Miller's life.  His discerning writing engages with the works of prominent authors and artists, many of them longstanding friends, including Janine Burke, Jacob Rosenberg, Jim Davidson, Rick Amor, Sidney Nolan, John Wolseley and Emily Kame Kngwarreye, each of whom have deepened the richness of Australian cultural life.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMiller explores the process of writing and the sources of his inspiration, saying, 'From early childhood I had been a storyteller, but as an adult it took me a long time to find my material as a story writer.'\u003ci\u003e Journey to the End of Time\u003c\/i\u003e forms a companion volume to \u003ci\u003eThe Simplest Words\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eA Kind of Confession\u003c\/i\u003e, the three volumes together constructing an intimate narrative of Alex Miller's life writing works of quiet power and beauty. His wisdom and experience shine in this rewarding anthology.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eA Kind of Confession\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A fascinating, moving account of the cost of commitment to writing, of the process, the disappointments, the sheer slog of it, the rejections, and the human buttresses who held Miller firm at his desk.' \u003cb\u003eMorag Fraser, \u003ci\u003eSydney Morning Herald \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'This book radiates the compressed skill of Miller's long and successful career. It's a tale about love, beauty and belonging.' \u003cb\u003eChristine Kearney, \u003ci\u003eCanberra Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Lively and thought-provoking . . . with complex depths.' \u003cb\u003eBrigid Rooney,\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Conversation\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Allen \u0026 Unwin Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47288531615980,"sku":"9781761473470","price":49.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/0745f7ee8bb443773c92f81982f0b712.jpg?v=1770630005","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/journey-to-the-end-of-time-by-alex-miller-9781761473470","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}