The Novels of Alex Miller

ISBN-13: 9781742378640 / Angielski / Miękka / 2012

Robert Dixon

Opis

One of Australia's most respected novelists, Alex Miller's writing is both popular and critically well-received. He has said that writing is his way of 'locating connections' and his work is known for its deeply empathic engagement with relationships and cultures. This collection explores both early and late work, including Miller's best-known novels, Ancestor Game, Journey to the Stone Country, Lovesong and Autumn Laing. Contributors examine his intricately constructed plots, the representation of friends in his writing, and key recurring themes such as art, Aboriginal issues and migration. Also included is a memoir, illustrated by photographs from his personal collection, in which Alex Miller reflects on his writing career. With contributions from leading critics including Raimond Gaita, Peter Pierce, Elizabeth Webby and Geordie Williamson, this collection is the first substantial critical analysis of Alex Miller's work. It is an invaluable resource for anyone teaching and studying contemporary Australian literature.

Spis treści

1 Disestablished Worlds: The Novels of Alex Miller - Robert Dixon

2 The Mask of Fiction: A Memoir - Alex Miller

3 Alex Miller and Leo Tolstoy: Australian Storytelling in a European Tradition - Brenda Walker

4 'My Memory Has a Mind of Its Own': Watching the Climbers on the Mountain and The Tivington Nott - Peter Pierce

5 Alex Miller: Migrant Writer - Ingeborg van Teeseling

6 The Presence of Absence in The Sitters- Ronald A. Sharp

7 Like/Unlike: Portraiture, Similitude and the Craft of Words in The Sitters - Brigitta Olubas

8 An Artist in the Family: Reconfigurations of Romantic Paradigms in Prochownik's Dream - Adrian Caesar

9 Representing 'the Other' in the Fiction of Alex Miller - Elizabeth Webby

10 Continental Heartlands and Alex Miller's Geosophical Imaginary - Elizabeth McMahon

11 Personal Perspectives on the Central Queensland Novels - Frank Budby, Elizabeth Hatte and Anita Heiss

12 The Frontier Wars: History and Fiction in Journey to the Stone Country and Landscape of Farewell - Shirley Walker

13 Old Testament Prophets, New Testament Saviours: Reading Retribution and Forgiveness Towards Whiteness in Journey to the Stone Country - Liliana Zavaglia

14 Dougald's Goat: Alex Miller and the Species Barrier - David Brooks

15 The Ruin of Time and the Temporality of Belonging: Journey to the Stone Country and Landscape of Farewell - Brigid Rooney

16 Trusting the Words: Reflections on Landscape of Farewell - Raimond Gaita

17 Autumn Laing - Geordie Williamson

O autorze

Robert Dixon is Professor of Australian Literature at the University of Sydney.