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"Appleton's life, told here in such an entertaining fashion, is not only emblematic of the Push but, in many ways, emblematic of a large number of intelligent, sleepwalking urban males who grew up after World War II ... It is a very important and illuminating social and historical document and, because Appleton is a poet, it is beautifully written." -- Bruce Elder, Sydney Morning Herald
As a poet, editor and author, Richard Appleton was driven by a love of language and ideas, and a desire that Australians might better understand their country and themselves. He wrote an incisive, accurate prose interspersed with a telling humour. Les mer
Detaljer
- Forlag
- Sydney University Press
- Innbinding
- Paperback
- Språk
- Engelsk
- Sider
- 267
- ISBN
- 9781921364099
- Utgivelsesår
- 2009
- Format
- 21 x 15 cm
Anmeldelser
"Appleton's life, told here in such an entertaining fashion, is not only emblematic of the Push but, in many ways, emblematic of a large number of intelligent, sleepwalking urban males who grew up after World War II ... It is a very important and illuminating social and historical document and, because Appleton is a poet, it is beautifully written." -- Bruce Elder, Sydney Morning Herald