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  • Author:agent David Malouf http://www.poetrylibrary.edu.au/poets/malouf-david
Issue Details: First known date: 2014... 2014 The Writing Life
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'Who else, but a writer, is really able to interrogate the work of other writers?

'From Christina Stead, Les Murray and Patrick White to Proust, Shakespeare and Charlotte Bronte, David Malouf reads and examines the work of writers who have challenged, inspired and entertained us for generations. He also explores his own work and the life of the writer, where the ever-present danger is spending too much time talking about writing and not enough doing it.

'These alternative views of some of our best-loved writers and readers will send us scurrying back to read Jane Eyre, Such is Life, Kipling and of course, David Malouf. ' (Publication summary)

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • North Sydney, North Sydney - Lane Cove area, Sydney Northern Suburbs, Sydney, New South Wales,: Random House Australia , 2014 .
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      Extent: 320p.
      Note/s:
      • Published 1 October 2014
      ISBN: 9780857984081

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Works about this Work

David Malouf , A First Place; The Writing Life and Being There Roger Osborne , 2016 single work essay
— Appears in: Queensland Review , June vol. 23 no. 1 2016; (p. 97-99)

'As a poet, librettist, short story writer and novelist, David Malouf has produced more than twenty volumes since his Bicycle and Other Poems was published in 1970. Until recently, 12 Edmondstone Street (1984) was his only volume of non- fiction. But throughout his writing career, he has also been an active reviewer, essayist and public speaker. His words can be found in the files of magazines and newspapers, and in his introductions to works of literature, performances and art exhibitions. His public addresses live on in the memories of those fortunate enough to have heard him speak.' (Introduction)

The Vast Museum : A Fine Collection of David Malouf's Criticisms Patrick Allington , 2015 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , March no. 369 2015; (p. 28-29)

— Review of The Writing Life David Malouf , 2014 selected work criticism
Exploring a Literary Sense and Sensibility Malouf Explores the Experience of Reading James Ley , 2014 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 25-26 October 2014; (p. 31) The Canberra Times , 25 October 2014; (p. 22) The Age , 25 October 2014; (p. 25)

— Review of The Writing Life David Malouf , 2014 selected work criticism
Exploring a Literary Sense and Sensibility Malouf Explores the Experience of Reading James Ley , 2014 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 25-26 October 2014; (p. 31) The Canberra Times , 25 October 2014; (p. 22) The Age , 25 October 2014; (p. 25)

— Review of The Writing Life David Malouf , 2014 selected work criticism
The Vast Museum : A Fine Collection of David Malouf's Criticisms Patrick Allington , 2015 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , March no. 369 2015; (p. 28-29)

— Review of The Writing Life David Malouf , 2014 selected work criticism
David Malouf , A First Place; The Writing Life and Being There Roger Osborne , 2016 single work essay
— Appears in: Queensland Review , June vol. 23 no. 1 2016; (p. 97-99)

'As a poet, librettist, short story writer and novelist, David Malouf has produced more than twenty volumes since his Bicycle and Other Poems was published in 1970. Until recently, 12 Edmondstone Street (1984) was his only volume of non- fiction. But throughout his writing career, he has also been an active reviewer, essayist and public speaker. His words can be found in the files of magazines and newspapers, and in his introductions to works of literature, performances and art exhibitions. His public addresses live on in the memories of those fortunate enough to have heard him speak.' (Introduction)

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