Record Number |
782707 |
ISBN |
9781920882532 (pbk) |
9781920882532 (paperback) |
Author |
Murnane, Gerald, 1939- author |
Murnane, Gerald, |
Title |
Barley Patch / Murnane, Gerald. |
Barley patch / Gerald Murnane. |
Publisher/Date |
Artarmon, NSW : Giramondo Publishing, 2009. |
Artarmon , N.S.W. : Giramondo, 2009. |
Pagination etc. |
294 p. 21 cm. |
265 pages ; |
Summary Note |
Often mentioned as an author in contention for the Nobel Prize, Gerald Murnane is regarded by many as AustraliaaTMs most innovative and important writer of fiction. Barley Patch, MurnaneaTMs first new work of fiction in fourteen years, written after a period in which he had thought he would never write fiction again. |
Barley Patch is Gerald Murnane's first published book of fiction since 1995. It is a meditation on fiction and Murnane's own dedication to writing, and an examination of the relation between memory, image and lived experience. |
Target audience note |
Tertiary/Undergraduate, General |
Subject |
Australian fiction |
Experience -- Fiction |
Shelf Location |
F MURN |