Last Letter to a Reader, Paperback - Gerald Murnane

Publisher: And Other StoriesAuthor(s): Gerald MurnaneNumber of pages: 144Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 197 x 129 x 14Cover type: Paperback / so...

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A masterful collection of essays from one of Australia's most searching and expert writers.

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Purportedly the Australian master's final work, reflecting on the bittersweet nature of the literary life. Teju Cole, Ben Lerner and Lidija Haas ar...

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Publisher: Museum of Modern ArtAuthor(s): Phil TaylorIllustration(s): 100 Illustrations, unspecifiedNumber of pages: 352Publication date: 2021Dimen...

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Publisher: SAGE Publications IncNumber of pages: 416Collection: Published in Association with The Open UniversityPublication date: 2001Dimensions: ...

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New Historicism and Cultural Materialism have become two of the most powerful and appealing movements in modern criticism. This reader pulls the di...

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Presents a collection of essays that will aid teachers in broaching traditional literary topics in a diverse and representative manner. Instructors...

A Letter to a Hindu was a letter written to Tarak Nath Das, a Bengali revolutionary and scholar, which argued that the Indian people should seek to...

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Contributor(s): Editor: Simon SwaffieldHere, for students and practitioners of landscape architecture, architecture, and planning, is a single reso...

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