Summary
On Obsession: A Contemplation of Fixations
In ON OBSESSION, Malcolm Knox contemplates love, Proust, soulmates in fiction, palindromic numbers and bloodlines, among other fixations, and wonders if the obsessive quest marks a retreat from life.
‘When we are young adults, not only are we looking for signposts but we are afraid of ourselves, frightened of where our tendencies may lead. Are we all just a tiny bit mad, and were my obsessions, like my grandfather’s, always…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780733643927 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0733643922 |
| Series: | On Series |
| Author: | Malcolm Knox |
| Publisher: | Hachette Australia |
| Imprint: | Hachette Australia |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 112 |
| Release Date: | 29 February 2020 |
| Weight: | 80g |
| Dimensions: | 111mm x 151mm x 14mm |
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About The Author
Malcolm Knox
Malcolm Knox is the author of the internationally published novels Summerland, A Private Man, Jamaica, The Life and The Wonder Lover, as well as several acclaimed works of nonfiction. His journalism has won two Walkley Awards and a Human Rights Award, and he has been a runner-up in the Graham Perkin Award for Australian Journalist of the Year.
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