The Plains - Softcover

Murnane, Gerald

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1930974280 ISBN 13: 9781930974289

Publisher: Western Michigan University, New Issues Press, 2003

Synopsis

Fiction. Born in Melbourne, Austrailia, in 1939, Gerald Murnane recently retired as the senior lecturer in fiction writing at Deakin University with a reputation as one of the finest writers in his country. He is the author of seven highly praised books of fiction, most of which are still widely unknown and underappreciated by American readers. "The Plains is parable, fable, allegory, analogue, mythology, and vision. It is also subtly satirical and often ingeniously funny . . . Gerald Murnane is unquestionably one of the most original writers working in Australia today and THE PLAINS is a fascinating and rewarding book"--The Australian. Foreword by Andrew Zawacki, editor of VERSE magazine. The Plains was first published in Austrailia in 1982.

About this title

About the Author

GERALD MURNANE was born in Melbourne, Australia, in 1939. He spent part of his childhood in country districts in the State of Victoria but returned to Melbourne in 1949 and has never since left. During his working life he was at various times an editor and a teacher, and at his retirement he was senior lecturer in fiction writing at Deakin University. He is the author of seven highly praised books of fiction, and in 1999 he received the prestigious Patrick White Literary Award.

Edition details

• Publisher: Western Michigan University, New Issues Press
• Publication date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1930974280
• ISBN 13: 9781930974289
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 112