Hobart
$28.76
- Paperback
320 pages
- Release Date
31 October 2020
Summary
Hobart: Unearthing the Soul of Australia’s Island City
MONA has done a lot more than just rescue a flagging tourism economy. It has changed the city’s body language, teaching it to stand up straight and look others squarely in the eye, even putting a swagger in its step.
Peter Timms leads us on a journey through his adopted city of Hobart, Australia’s smallest, most southerly, least prosperous, but arguably most beautiful state capital.
From Hobart’s convict…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781742237114 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1742237118 |
| Series: | Cities Series |
| Author: | Peter Timms |
| Publisher: | NewSouth Publishing |
| Imprint: | NewSouth Publishing |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 320 |
| Release Date: | 31 October 2020 |
| Weight: | 333g |
| Dimensions: | 177mm x 110mm x 17mm |
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Critics Review
… Exudes a discriminat-ing fondness for the city…“”- Sydney Morning Herald;”“… Sometimes it takes an outsider to skewer a city more accurately than someone with a lifetime of familiarity with it. I simply couldn’t put it down.”“- Leo Schofield.
About The Author
Peter Timms
Peter Timms was born in Melbourne and worked in museums and art galleries in Victoria and New South Wales until 1988. Since then, he has been a freelance writer, including periods as editor of Art Monthly and art critic for The Age. He has published thirteen books, including What’s wrong with contemporary art?, Silliness: A serious history and the novel Asking for Trouble.
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