Writers on Writing - Softcover

Writers on writing / edited by Neil James

Good paperback copy only; edges somewhat dust-dulled and nicked. The book is water-damaged, the first half is somewhat warped. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Physical description: 157 p., [8] p. of plates : ill ; 24 cm. Contents: Foreword / Bob Carr -- Books and bunfights / Neil James -- The two half-cultures / Donald Horne -- Menaces to Australian literature / Geoffrey Dutton -- Side-effects of the literate society / Judith Wright -- The challenge of electronics / David Williamson -- On being a historian / Manning Clark -- The age of the aliens / Morris West -- Beyond the glittering prizes / Dorothy Green -- The singer as taxpayer / Thomas Keneally -- Export : rites, rights and other insights / Rosemary Wighton -- A literary living / Frank Moorhouse -- One or two words in favour of Barabbas / Richard Walsh. -- The writer and the central mischief / Elizabeth Jolley -- Insincerity and other enemies of the word / Elizabeth Riddell -- Paving the way : a tribute to black Australian writers / Faith Bandler -- The key to his weakness / David Marr -- Literature, truth and argument / Peter Singer -- The hard problem / Charles Birch -- A bitter wind / Drusilla Modjeska -- Measuring the century / Peter Porter -- Winners of the New South Wales Premier's literary awards. Subjects: Australian literature 20th century History and criticism. 3 Kg. Artikel-Nr. 444139

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