Les Murray : A Life in Progress

Alexander, Peter F.

ISBN 10: 0195535014 / ISBN 13: 9780195535013

Published by Oxford University Press, 2000

About this Item

Covers & Spine: both front and back boards showing only light wear at the edges and corners, rather odd series of very small white rub marks mostly on front board; cause unknown (printing flaw?), spine is strong with minimal bumping at ends. Binding: firm throughout. Pages & Markings: unstained, no markings, clean throughout. Dust Jacket: intact with only light scuffing on surface and along edges, no tears or tape repairs. All items are protectively packaged, and a postal tracking number will be sent to all customers whose current email address is registered with AbeBooks.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Les Murray : A Life in Progress
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Publication Date: 2000
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0195535014
• ISBN 13: 9780195535013
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine

About this title

Synopsis

The first biography of one of the most famous Australians and one of the world's leading poets. No other Australian writer has transcended the literary world and literary fame or made an impression on the broader community to the extent that Les Murray has. He remains intriguing, unpredictable and deeply controversial.

Review

"Useful...[Alexander] cast[s] a keen biographer's eye over his subject's childhood.... He develops an incisive and sympathetic portrait of a poet in the making."--Times Literary Supplement"Shrewd, measured, meticulously researched."--New York Review of Books "Useful...[Alexander] cast[s] a keen biographer's eye over his subject's childhood.... He develops an incisive and sympathetic portrait of a poet in the making."--Times Literary Supplement "Shrewd, measured, meticulously researched."--New York Review of Books "Useful...[Alexander] cast[s] a keen biographer's eye over his subject's childhood.... He develops an incisive and sympathetic portrait of a poet in the making."--Times Literary Supplement "Shrewd, measured, meticulously researched."--New York Review of Books "Useful...[Alexander] cast[s] a keen biographer's eye over his subject's childhood.... He develops an incisive and sympathetic portrait of a poet in the making."--Times Literary Supplement"Shrewd, measured, meticulously researched."--New York Review of Books "Useful... Alexander cast s a keen biographer's eye over his subject's childhood.... He develops an incisive and sympathetic portrait of a poet in the making."--Times Literary Supplement"Shrewd, measured, meticulously researched."--New York Review of Books