Summary
A new edition of Beverley Farmer’s classic 1980 debut, out of print for many years. *Alone* captures the emergence of one of Australia’s most powerful and distinctive writers.
Set in Melbourne in the late 1950s, and taking place over the course of two days and nights, Alone chronicles the feelings of obsession and hopelessness, isolation and desire provoked by the ending of an intimate relationship. A young woman, a fledgling writer, recalls …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781923106031 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1923106031 |
| Author: | Beverley Farmer |
| Publisher: | Giramondo Publishing Co |
| Imprint: | Giramondo Publishing Co |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 126 |
| Release Date: | 1 May 2024 |
| Weight: | 152g |
| Dimensions: | 115mm x 217mm x 210mm |
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About The Author
Beverley Farmer
Beverley Farmer (1941–2018) was the author of the novels Alone, The Seal Woman, and The House in the Light, which was shortlisted for the Miles Franklin Literary Award, and of four collections of short stories, including Milk, which won the NSW Premier’s Award for Fiction. She is also known for the writer’s notebook A Body of Water, and The Bone House, a collection of essays on the life of the body and the life of the mind. Her last work of fiction, This Water: Five Tales, was longlisted for the Stella Prize. In 2009 Farmer received the Patrick White Award for her contribution to Australian Literature.
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