{"product_id":"9780857984043","title":"A First Place","description":"Author: Malouf, David\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9780857984043\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: RANDOM HOUSE AUSTRALIA\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 02 Mar 2015\u003cbr\u003ePages: 368 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA collection of personal essays and writing from David Malouf to celebrate his 80th birthday.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTopography, geography, history.\u003cbr\u003eMulticulturalism, referendums, the constitution and national occasions.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eParental and grandparental romances, the sensual and bountiful beauty of Brisbane, the mysterious offerings of Queenslander houses, and leaving home.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe idea of a nation and the heart of its people.\u003cbr\u003eBeing Australian and Australia's relationship to the world.\u003cbr\u003ePutting ourselves on the map. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAll these subjects, and more, are explored from the generous, questioning and original perspective of David Malouf.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAt the heart of these pieces is the idea of home, where and what it is. What they illustrate is the formation of a man, an Australian and one of the best writers this country has produced.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e----------\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A sublime meditation on this country .' \u003c\/b\u003eDAVID MARR, \u003ci\u003eTHE MONTHLY\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Malouf is our best living interpreter of place and tradition' \u003c\/b\u003eANDREW FUHRMANN, \u003ci\u003eTHE SUN-HERALD\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Remarkable for its breadth of mind, elegance and wisdom.' \u003c\/b\u003ePETER CRAVEN, \u003ci\u003eTHE AGE\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Australia's finest writer'\u003c\/b\u003e MIRIAM COSIC, \u003ci\u003eTHE AUSTRALIAN\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Malouf is a lyrical story-writer.'\u003c\/b\u003e MALCOLM KNOWX, \u003ci\u003eTHE SYDNEY MORNING HERALD\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A first-rate writer-a sensitive historian of the spirit.' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eWALL STREET JOURNAL\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A richly imagistic writer, philosophical and literary in the best sense.'\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eWASHINGTON POST BOOK WORLD\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"Print on demand - Ships in 1 to 3 months","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67445908471966,"sku":"UBD-9780857984043","price":22.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9780857984043.jpg?v=1790749964","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9780857984043","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}