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True Stories: The Collected Short Non-Fiction

By Helen Garner
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True Stories: The Collected Short Non-Fiction by Helen Garner is a collection that brings together the author's pieces on varied subjects over decades, reflecting her keen observations and gifted storytelling. The book spans a wide array of topics, including arts, culture, and personal experiences, capturing their essence with honesty and wit, while shedding light on the complexity of human nature and society.
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You might enjoy this collection if you're drawn to insightful storytelling that delves into personal experiences and cultural observations. Helen Garner brings a keen eye and sharp prose to her essays, offering an engaging exploration of life, artistry, and the nuances of human relationships. This work is especially appealing if you appreciate memoir-style writing and thoughtful reflections on the arts and society.

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True Stories: The Collected Short Non-Fiction

Spanning forty years of work, True Stories is the collected essays, stories and diary entries of one of Australia's greatest writers

Spanning forty years of work, True Stories is the collected essays, stories and diary entries of one of Australia's greatest writers.

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Spanning forty years of work, True Stories is the collected essays, stories, and diary entries of one of Australia's greatest writers.

Helen Garner visits the morgue and goes cruising on a Russian ship. She sees women giving birth and gets the sack for teaching her students about sex. She attends a school dance and a gun show. She writes about dreaming, about turning fifty, and the storm caused by The First Stone. Her stories on the murder of the two-year-old Daniel Valerio and Akon Guode, the mother who drove her children into a lake, won her two Walkley Awards.

Garner looks at the world with a shrewd and sympathetic eye. Her non-fiction is always passionate and compelling. True Stories is an extraordinary book, spanning forty years of work, by one of Australia's great writers.

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True Stories: The Collected Short Non-Fiction by Helen Garner is praised for its scrupulous and detailed writing, capturing life's moments with clarity and charm. Garner's approachable tone invites readers into her world, offering a reflection on reality that bridges the gap between life and literature. Her work is compared to American writer Joan Didion, suggesting a blend of literary elegance and acute observation. Critics note the compelling experience Garner provides, evoking powerful emotions and a deeper appreciation for the world around us.

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ISBN: 9781925773194

Publisher: Text Publishing

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 29 October 2018

Country: Australia

Imprint: The Text Publishing Company

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 48.0mm

Width: 152.0mm

Height: 233.0mm

Weight: 794g

Pages: 656

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Arts & Culture Biography & Memoir Helen Garner Non-Fiction Penguin Books

About the Author

Helen Garner writes novels, stories, screenplays and works of non-fiction. In 2006 she received the inaugural Melbourne Prize for Literature, and in 2016 she won the prestigious Windham-Campbell Prize for non-fiction and the Western Australian Premier's Book Award. In 2019 she was honoured with the Australia Council Award for Lifetime Achievement in Literature. Her books include Monkey Grip, The Spare Room, This House of Grief and Everywhere I Look.

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