Best Australian Essays 2017

Author : Anna Goldsworthy
Publisher : Black Inc.
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2017-11-06
Category : Literary Collections
ISBN : 9781925435924

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‘When a group of essays get together in a room they start talking to each other, often in surprising ways ... The existence of these voices – stylish, vital frequently wise – is a source of hope.’ —Anna Goldsworthy The Best Australian Essays showcases the nation’s most eloquent, insightful and urgent non-fiction writing. In her debut as editor of the anthology, award-winning author Anna Goldsworthy chooses brilliant pieces that provoke, unveil, engage and enlighten. From the election of Donald Trump to digital disruption, from the passing of rock gods to the wonders of Australian slang, these essays get to the heart of what’s happening in Australia and the world. Contributors include Shannon Burns, Barry Humphries, Stan Grant, Keane Shum, Richard Cooke, Nick Feik, Michael Adams, Micheline Lee, Mandy Sayer, Tim Flannery, Sonya Hartnett, Harriet Riley, John Clarke, Jennifer Rutherford, Amanda Niehaus, Sam Vincent, Lech Blaine, Michael Mohammed Ahmad, Moreno Giovannoni, Janine Mikosza, Melissa Howard, Helen Garner, James Wood, J.M. Coetzee, Robert Skinner, Sebastian Smee and Anwen Crawford. Anna Goldsworthy is the author of Piano Lessons, Welcome to Your New Life and the Quarterly Essay Unfinished Business: Sex, Freedom and Misogyny. Her writing has appeared in the Monthly, the Age, the Australian, the Adelaide Review and The Best Australian Essays. She is also a concert pianist, with several recordings to her name.

Author : ANNA. GOLDSWORTHY
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2019
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0369330803

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BEST AUSTRALIAN ESSAYS 2017 by ANNA. GOLDSWORTHY Pdf

Author : ReadHowYouWant.com, Limited
Publisher : ReadHowYouWant.com
Page : 766 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Literary Collections
ISBN : 9781459624856

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The Best Australian Essays by ReadHowYouWant.com, Limited Pdf

The best of the best This essential book takes a decade of Best Australian Essays and selects the cream of the crop. These are the pieces that have captured key events - from September 11 to Victoria's fires - changed the way we see the nation, for good or ill - from Anzac Day to Palm Island - investigated intriguing figures - from Oskar Schindler to Charles Darwin - or which simply represent a peak of the writer's art. Contributors include: Thomas Keneally, Chloe Hooper, Peter Porter, David Malouf, John Birmingham, Helen Garner, Inga Clendinnen, MJ Hyland, Barry Humphries, David Marr, Clive James, Robyn Davidson, Christos Tsiolkas, Craig Sherborne, Kevin Brophy, Frank Devine, Barry Oakley, Jessica Anderson, Alan Frost, Gary Hughes, Christine Kenneally, JM Coetzee, Simon Leys, Anna Goldsworthy, Brenda Walker, Anne Manne, Shane Maloney, Noel Pearson, Tim Flannery, Robert Manne, Richard Flanagan, Gay Alcorn, Mark Riley, Nicolas Rothwell, Robert Dessaix, Anna Krien, Tim Winton, Kate Jennings, Benjamin Law and David Foster

Author : [Anonymus AC04225648]
Publisher : ReadHowYouWant.com
Page : 378 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9781458742407

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Author : Robyn Davidson
Publisher : ReadHowYouWant.com
Page : 606 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2009-11
Category : Literary Collections
ISBN : 9781458742308

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This year's Best Australian Essays ranges far and wide. There are portraits of Michael Jackson, Samuel Beckett, the kookaburra, Julia Gillard and Charles Darwin. There are dazzling pieces on commerce and cricket, extinction and translation, perfume and politics. There are journeys through landscapes scorched and recovering, and reflections on tu...

Author : Robyn Davidson
Publisher : ReadHowYouWant.com
Page : 326 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2009-11-06
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9781458742391

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The Best Australian Essays 2009 by Robyn Davidson Pdf

This year's Best Australian Essays ranges far and wide. There are portraits of Michael Jackson, Samuel Beckett, the kookaburra, Julia Gillard and Charles Darwin. There are dazzling pieces on commerce and cricket, extinction and translation, perfume and politics. There are journeys through landscapes scorched and recovering, and reflections on turning points both public and deeply personal. For Robyn Davidson, the best essays 'put oneself and the world to the test.' Here is a collection of pieces that do just that - and also entertain, inspire and provoke.

Author : Geordie Williamson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2015-10-27
Category : Literary Collections
ISBN : 1863957774

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The Best Australian Essays 2015 by Geordie Williamson Pdf

We're proud to announce that The Best Australian Essays is entering its seventeenth year. For 2015, we've invited acclaimed literary critic and author Geordie Williamson to take the editor's task in his capable hands. A collection of vital and formidable strength is in the works! Previous contributors include Helen Garner, J.M. Coetzee, Karen Hitchcock, Tim Flannery, Robyn Davidson, Clive James, Don Watson, Tim Winton and Caroline Baum.

Author : Black Inc
Publisher : Black Inc.
Page : 466 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Literary Collections
ISBN : 9781921870156

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The Best Australian Essays by Black Inc Pdf

Setting the benchmark for the Australian essay the definitive, up-to-date collection. Each year, The Best Australian Essays brings together the most outstanding non-fiction from around the country. In 2011, to celebrate a rich decade of writing on all manner of topics, Black Inc.

Author : Black Inc. Staff
Publisher : Black Inc.
Page : 447 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Australian essays
ISBN : 1863955232

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The Best Australian Essays by Black Inc. Staff Pdf

The best of the best . . . This essential book takes a decade of Best Australian Essaysand selects the cream of the crop. These are the pieces that have captured key events - from September 11 to Victoria's fires - changed the way we see the nation, for good or ill - from Anzac Day to Palm Island - investigated intriguing figures - from Oskar Schindler to Charles Darwin - or which simply represent a peak of the writer's art. Contributors include HELEN GARNER, CHRISTOS TSIOLKAS, DAVID MARR, ROBERT MANNE, CHLOE HOOPER, TIM FLANNERY, RICHARD FLANAGAN AND TIM WINTON.

Author : Maxine Beneba Clarke
Publisher : Black Inc.
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2017-11-06
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781925435900

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The Best Australian Stories 2017 by Maxine Beneba Clarke Pdf

In The Best Australian Stories, acclaimed writer Maxine Beneba Clarke brings together our country’s leading literary talents. Herself an award-winning short-story writer, Beneba Clarke selects exceptional stories that resonate with experience and truth, and celebrate the art of storytelling. Previous contributors include Kate Grenville, Tony Birch, David Malouf, Kirsten Tranter, Anna Krien, Georgia Blain, Peter Goldsworthy, Fiona McFarlane, Elizabeth Harrower, Ryan O’Neill and Romy Ash. Maxine Beneba Clarke is an Australian writer of Afro-Caribbean descent. In 2015 her short fiction collection Foreign Soil won the ABIA for Best Literary Fiction and the Indie Award for Best Debut Fiction, and was shortlisted for the Stella Prize. Her critically acclaimed memoir, The Hate Race (2016), was shortlisted for the Victorian Premier's Literary Award, the Indie Award for Non-Fiction and the Stella Prize. She is also the author of a picture book, The Patchwork Bike (2016), several poetry collections, and is a contributor to the Saturday Paper.

Author : Robert Manne
Publisher : Black Inc.
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2014-11-03
Category : Literary Collections
ISBN : 9781922231871

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The Best Australian Essays 2014 by Robert Manne Pdf

‘Some essays in this collection plunged me into thought. Some caused me to weep. Some brought tears of laughter. Some essays won me over by the power of their imagination. Some by their analytic clarity. Some by their excruciating honesty. Some by the pain of things past or present faced without flinching.’ – Robert Manne In The Best Australian Essays 2014, Robert Manne assembles his picks of contemporary non-fiction writing. Tim Winton reflects on the impact of landscape on the Australian character; Helen Garner remembers her mother with a raw and stirring poignancy; Christos Tsiolkas wonders how the Left forgot their origins; Tim Flannery traces the history of the Great Barrier Reef and fears its destruction. With essays traversing madness, liberty under the rule of Tony Abbott, the enslaving of horses and the legacy of Doris Lessing, this sharp collection offers lucid insight, shrewd understanding and heartbreaking empathy. Moreno Giovannoni • Rozanna Lilley • Caroline Baum • Guy Rundle • Peter Conrad • Jessie Cole • Karen Hitchcock • Antonia Hayes • Luke Ryan • Helen Garner • Sybille Smith • Christian Ryan • Dennis Glover • Don Watson • Rachel Nolan • David Marr • J.M. Coetzee • Nicolas Rothwell • David Malouf • Clive James • Carrie Tiffany • Robyn Davidson • Neil Murray • Noel Pearson • Christos Tsiolkas • Luke Mogelson • Tim Flannery • Tim Winton

Author : Geordie Williamson
Publisher : Black Inc.
Page : 364 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2016-11-07
Category : Literary Collections
ISBN : 9781925435344

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The Best Australian Essays 2016 by Geordie Williamson Pdf

'The essay creates a place for slow thought on hectic subjects, and that is what the best of this year's crop manage to do.' GEORDIE WILLIAMSON In The Best Australian Essays 2016, Geordie Williamson curates the year's best non-fiction writing from Australia's finest writers. The result is a collection that reads as a wake-up call- from Jo Chandler on the devastating bleaching of the Great Barrier Reef and Richard Flanagan on the Syrian exodus to Kurdish-Iranian journalist Behrouz Boochani's inside account of life on Manus Island. There is also space for Bowie, TV box-sets and Aussie rules. Spanning politics, music, literature, art, ecology, linguistics and more, this anthology showcases the nation's most eloquent and insightful writing. Maggie Mackellar In Sympathy- A Fugue * Ashley Hay The Bus Stop * Rebecca Giggs Whale Fall * Anwen Crawford The Noise Made By People * Melinda Harvey She Thinks She Is The Boss * Mireille Juchau The Most Holy Object in the House * Fiona Wright A World of Bald White Days * Vicki Hastrich Things Seen * Helen Garner This Old Self * Tegan Bennett Daylight Vagina * Jennifer Mills Detroit, I Do Mind * Fiona McGregor The Experience Machine * Michelle de Kretser Like a Thief in the Night * Jo Chandler Grave Barrier Reef * Anna Spargo-Ryan How to Love Football * Peter Goldsworthy Review of Chorale at the Crossing by Peter Porter * Gregory Day Review of John Kinsella's 'Drowning in Wheat' * J.M. Coetzee Introduction to Ford Madox Ford's The Good Soldier * James Bradley David Bowie- Loving the Alien * Galarrwuy Yunupingu Rom Watangu * Richard Flanagan Notes on the Syrian Exodus * Adam Rivett 35,000 Pieces of Converted Culture * Michael Winkler The Great Red Whale * Behrouz Boochani Life on Manus- The Island of the Damned * Martin McKenzie-Murray On Mass Shootings * Guy Rundle On Modern Terrorism * Clive James Play All * Julian Burnside What Sort of Country Are We? * Kim Scott Both Hands Full

Author : Robert Manne
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2019-07-31
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0369307186

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The Best Australian Essays 2014 by Robert Manne Pdf

'Some essays in this collection plunged me into thought. Some caused me to weep. Some brought tears of laughter. Some essays won me over by the power of their imagination. Some by their analytic clarity. Some by their excruciating honesty. Some by the pain of things past or present faced without flinching.' - Robert Manne In The Best Australian Essays 2014, Robert Manne assembles his picks of contemporary non-fiction writing. Tim Winton reflects on the impact of landscape on the Australian character; Helen Garner remembers her mother with a raw and stirring poignancy; Christos Tsiolkas wonders how the Left forgot their origins; Tim Flannery traces the history of the Great Barrier Reef and fears its destruction. With essays traversing madness, liberty under the rule of Tony Abbott, the enslaving of horses and the legacy of Doris Lessing, this sharp collection offers lucid insight, shrewd understanding and heartbreaking empathy. Moreno Giovannoni âe¢ Rozanna Lilley âe¢ Caroline Baum âe¢ Guy Rundle âe¢ Peter Conrad âe¢ Jessie Cole âe¢ Karen Hitchcock âe¢ Antonia Hayes âe¢ Luke Ryan âe¢ Helen Garner âe¢ Sybille Smith âe¢ Christian Ryan âe¢ Dennis Glover âe¢ Don Watson âe¢ Rachel Nolan âe¢ David Marr âe¢ J.M. Coetzee âe¢ Nicolas Rothwell âe¢ David Malouf âe¢ Clive James âe¢ Carrie Tiffany âe¢ Robyn Davidson âe¢ Neil Murray âe¢ Noel Pearson âe¢ Christos Tsiolkas âe¢ Luke Mogelson âe¢ Tim Flannery âe¢ Tim Winton

Author : Sarah Holland-Batt
Publisher : Black Inc.
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2017-11-06
Category : Poetry
ISBN : 9781925435917

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The Best Australian Poems 2017 by Sarah Holland-Batt Pdf

Award-winning poet, critic, editor and academic Sarah Holland-Batt takes the helm again as editor of this year’s Best Australian Poems. Previous contributors include Judith Beveridge, Stephen Edgar, Fiona Wright, Clive James, Lisa Gorton, Robert Adamson, Dorothy Porter, John Kinsella, David Malouf, Cate Kennedy and Les Murray. Sarah Holland-Batt is the author of The Hazards (UQP, 2015), which won the poetry prize at the 2016 Prime Minister's Literary Awards, and Aria (UQP, 2008), which won the Thomas Shapcott Poetry Prize, the Arts ACT Judith Wright Award, and the FAW Anne Elder Award and was shortlisted in both the New South Wales and Queensland Premiers’ Literary Awards. She is presently a Senior Lecturer in Creative Writing at the Queensland University of Technology and the poetry editor of Island.

Author : Ingrid Horrocks
Publisher : Univ. of Queensland Press
Page : 191 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2021-07-02
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780702265358

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Where We Swim by Ingrid Horrocks Pdf

The question didn't seem to be so much why we swim, as where and how we swim, and with whom. Also, where we fail to swim, water threatening to flood our lungs or the lungs of others, as well as where we rise and float. Ingrid Horrocks had few aspirations to swimming mastery, but she had always loved being in the water. She set out on a solo swimming journey, then abandoned it for a different kind of immersion altogether – one which led her to more deeply examine relationships, our ecological crisis, and responsibilities to those around us. Where We Swim ranges from solitary swims in polluted rivers in Aotearoa New Zealand, to dips in pools in Arizona and the Peruvian Amazon, and in the ocean off Western Australia and the south coast of England. Part memoir, part travel and nature writing, this generous and absorbing book is about being a daughter, sister, partner, mother, and above all a human being living among other animals on this watery planet.