On Humbug by Robert Dessaix - ISBN: 9780733643903
Paperback
Dessaix skewers modern humbug, where words fail and motives mislead.

On Humbug

  • Paperback

    96 pages

  • Release Date

    1 March 2020

Summary

With his trademark eloquence and humour, Robert Dessaix, one of Australia’s eminent writers, tackles humbug in the modern world—the tide of mumbo jumbo where words fall short of what they mean and motivations are not always what they appear.

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780733643903
ISBN-10:0733643906
Author:Robert Dessaix
Publisher:Hachette Australia
Imprint:Hachette Australia
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:96
Release Date:1 March 2020
Weight:70g
Dimensions:110mm x 150mm x 14mm
Series:On Series
About The Author

Robert Dessaix

Robert Dessaix is a writer, broadcaster and translator. After teaching Russian language and literature at the ANU and University of NSW, he presented ABC Radio National’s Books and Writing program for ten years. In 1995 he began writing full-time. His best-known books are his autobiography A Mother’s Disgrace, the novels Night Letters and Corfu, and the travel memoirs Twilight of Love and Arabesques. He lives in Hobart.

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