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Paperback. Zustand: Brand New. 248 pages. 9.21x6.14x1.11 inches. In Stock.

Paperback. Zustand: new. Paperback. 'From the outset, the social space of the essay is involved with the texts readers to the degree that conversation is implied more or less intimate, even argumentative. The essay will often have originated in conversation, or the conversations of groups gathered around an event. Its long form may both contain and measure the extended time of face-to-face conversation or imply that extent; in this it will differ from social media, email and instant messages. These forms are often both dynamic and distanced, with the immediate energy of in-the-moment exchanges. The essays collected here, though, hope for the pleasure of extended conversation, both in their content and in the critical participation of their readers.Celebrated poet, novelist and critic Ian Weddes third collection of essays follows How to Be Nowhere: Essays and Texts 19711994 and Making Ends Meet: Essays & Talks 19922004, and ranges widely through Aotearoa New Zealand, the Pacific ocean, and the libraries and museums of the world. Artists considered in depth and often from multiple perspectives include Bill Culbert, Ralph Hotere, Tony Fomison, Judy Millar, Peter Black, Anne Noble, Yuk King Tan, Elizabeth Thomson and Gordon Walters, while writers including Allen Curnow and Russell Haley are remembered. Celebrated poet, novelist and critic Ian Weddes third collection of essays. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Brand New. 240 pages. 11.02x8.66x11.02 inches. In Stock.