The House
The dramatic story of the Sydney Opera House and the people who made it
$37.13
- Paperback
312 pages
- Release Date
14 August 2018
Summary
Winner of the 2018 Walkley Book Award
The best-loved building in Australia nearly didn’t get off the drawing board. When it did, the lives of everyone involved in its construction were utterly changed: some for the better, many for the worse.
Helen Pitt tells the stories of the people behind the magnificent white sails of the Sydney Opera House. From the famous conductor and state premier who conceived the project; to the two architects whose lives were so tra…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781760295462 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1760295469 |
| Author: | Helen Pitt |
| Publisher: | Allen & Unwin |
| Imprint: | Allen & Unwin |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 312 |
| Release Date: | 14 August 2018 |
| Weight: | 610g |
| Dimensions: | 235mm x 153mm x 32mm |
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Critics Review
‘It will fascinate its readers, even those not fortunate enough to be part of Generation Jorn.’ - Sydney Morning Herald’This is the closest you’ll get to the Opera House walls talking’ - AU Review’Thoroughly researched, colourful and shocking.’ - Australian Book Review
About The Author
Helen Pitt
Helen Pitt is a Sydney Morning Herald journalist who has worked as the opinion and letters editor at Australia’s oldest daily metropolitan newspaper where she began her career in 1986. She has worked as a writer for The Bulletin magazine, in California for New York Times Digital, and as a television reporter at Euronews in France. Her feature writing has won the Austcare Media award and been highly commended in the UN Media Peace prize.
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