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'Watsonia collects the fruits of a writing life. It covers everything from Australian bush humour to America gone berserk; from Don Bradman to Oscar Wilde; from Animal Farm to the Australian parliament. Wherever Watson turns his incisive gaze, the results are as illuminating as they are enjoyable.
'Artfully arranged, Watsonia showcases the many sides of Don Watson: historian, speechwriter, commentator, humourist, nature writer and biographer. It also features several previously unpublished lectures and a wide-ranging introduction by the author. This comprehensive anthology – replete with wit, wisdom and diverse pleasures – is essential reading.'
(Source: publisher's blurb).
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An Unsparing Eye and Lucent Sight
2020
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 28 November 2020; (p. 16)
— Review of Watsonia: A Writing Life 2020 collected work essay'Don Watson is a preacher. The boy has flushed religion out of himself but the Presbyterian genes ensure he remains a fierce believer, and preacher. He does the gamut: eulogies, jeremiads, lamentations, moral expositions.' (Introduction)
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November in Nonfiction
2020
single work
review
— Appears in: Overland [Online] , November 2020;
— Review of Watsonia: A Writing Life 2020 collected work essay ; Talkin' Up to the White Woman : Aboriginal Women and Feminism 2000 single work criticism -
The Insider : Observations from Don Watson
2020
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , December no. 427 2020;
— Review of Watsonia: A Writing Life 2020 collected work essay'In the frantic days after the recent US presidential election, Donald Trump’s team – led by his attorney Rudy Giuliani – held a media conference in a suburban Philadelphia carpark. The establishment that formed the backdrop to this unusual performance is called Four Seasons Total Landscaping. Neighbouring businesses included a crematorium and an adult entertainment store (soon translated on social media into a ‘dildo shop’). At the time of writing, the explanation for how this had happened is still not forthcoming, but most commentators assumed a mix-up with one of the city’s major hotels, also called Four Seasons.' (Introduction)
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The Insider : Observations from Don Watson
2020
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , December no. 427 2020;
— Review of Watsonia: A Writing Life 2020 collected work essay'In the frantic days after the recent US presidential election, Donald Trump’s team – led by his attorney Rudy Giuliani – held a media conference in a suburban Philadelphia carpark. The establishment that formed the backdrop to this unusual performance is called Four Seasons Total Landscaping. Neighbouring businesses included a crematorium and an adult entertainment store (soon translated on social media into a ‘dildo shop’). At the time of writing, the explanation for how this had happened is still not forthcoming, but most commentators assumed a mix-up with one of the city’s major hotels, also called Four Seasons.' (Introduction)
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November in Nonfiction
2020
single work
review
— Appears in: Overland [Online] , November 2020;
— Review of Watsonia: A Writing Life 2020 collected work essay ; Talkin' Up to the White Woman : Aboriginal Women and Feminism 2000 single work criticism -
An Unsparing Eye and Lucent Sight
2020
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 28 November 2020; (p. 16)
— Review of Watsonia: A Writing Life 2020 collected work essay'Don Watson is a preacher. The boy has flushed religion out of himself but the Presbyterian genes ensure he remains a fierce believer, and preacher. He does the gamut: eulogies, jeremiads, lamentations, moral expositions.' (Introduction)
