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Something for the pain : a memoir of the turf / Gerald Murnane.

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Record Number 785314
ISBN 9781925355437 (paperback)
Author Murnane, Gerald, 1939- author.
Title Something for the pain : a memoir of the turf / Gerald Murnane.
Publisher/Date Melbourne, Victoria : The Text Publishing Company, 2017.
©2015
Pagination etc. 252 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.
Summary Note As a boy, Gerald Murnane became obsessed with horse racing. He had never ridden a horse, nor seen a race. Yet he was fascinated by photos of horse races in the Sporting Globe, and by the incantation of horses' names in radio broadcasts of races. Murnane discovered in these races more than he could find in religion or philosophy- they were the gateway to a world of imagination. Gerald Murnane is like no other writer, and Something for the Pain is like no other Murnane book. In this unique and spellbinding memoir, he tells the story of his life through the lens of horse racing. It is candid, droll and moving-a treat for lovers of literature and of the turf.
Subject - Name Murnane, Gerald, -- 1939-
Subject Authors, Australian -- Biography
Horse racing
Autobiographies.
Shelf Location 798.40092 MURN
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