Thea Astley: Inventing Her Own Weather - Softcover

Lamb, Karen

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0702253561 ISBN 13: 9780702253560

Publisher: University of Queensland Press, 2015

Synopsis

Finally, the first biography of one of Australia's most beloved novelists. Thea Astley: Inventing Her Own Weather is the long-awaited biography of Australian author Thea Astley (1925-2004). Over a fifty-year writing career, Astley published more than a dozen novels and short story collections, including The Acolyte, The Slow Natives and, finally, Drylands in 1999. She was the first woman to win multiple Miles Franklin Awards - four in total. With many of her works published internationally, Astley was a trailblazer for women writers. In her personal life, she was renowned for her dry wit, eccentricity and compassion. A loving mother and wife, she rose above the domestic limitations imposed on women at the time to carve out a professional life true to her creative drive. Karen Lamb has drawn on an unparalleled range of interviews and correspondence to create a detailed picture of Thea the woman, as well as Astley the writer. She has sought to understand Astley's private world and how that shaped the distinctive body of work that is Thea Astley's literary legacy. PRAISE FOR THEA ASTLEY: INVENTING HER OWN WEATHER 'An insight into the life of an author whose own existence was such a profound influence and source of inspiration for her writing. Four stars.' Books+Publishing 'Fascinating and insightful' Sydney Morning Herald

About this title

About the Author

Karen Lamb teaches literature and communication at the Australian Catholic University and has held teaching and research positions at the University of Queensland, Monash University, and the University of Melbourne, where she taught in literary studies, media and communication, and cultural studies. She has edited a book of Australian short stories, and published book chapters and articles on Australian authors, including Peter Carey: Genesis of Fame.

Edition details

• Publisher: University of Queensland Press
• Publication date: 2015
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0702253561
• ISBN 13: 9780702253560
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 376