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What I Have Written (novel)
''What I Have Written'' is a 1994 novel by the Australian author John A. Scott. It was the winner of the 1994 Victorian Premier's Prize for Fiction. Synopsis In the first section of the book Australian writer Avery is holidaying with his wife Gillian in Paris and is attracted to Catherine, a woman he meets there. Back in Australia he begins an amorous correspondence with her. In the second section Australian writer Christopher has a near-fatal stroke, after which his wife Sorel receives a manuscript, supposedly written by her husband, which details his view of their disintegrating marriage, an affair he had while they were on holiday in Paris, and his contempt for her. What follows are her attempts to unravel the mystery this manuscript presents. Critical reception A reviewer for ''Kirkus Reviews'' had some difficulties with the novel: "Scott manipulates his characters with the skill of a grandmaster, but fails to imbue them with any distinguishing traits aside from their se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John A
Sir John Alexander Macdonald (10 or 11January 18156June 1891) was the first prime minister of Canada, serving from 1867 to 1873 and from 1878 until his death in 1891. He was the Fathers of Confederation, dominant figure of Canadian Confederation, and had a political career that spanned almost half a century. Macdonald was born in Scotland; when he was a boy his family immigrated to Kingston, Ontario, Kingston in the Province of Upper Canada (today in eastern Ontario). As a lawyer, he was involved in several high-profile cases and quickly became prominent in Kingston, which elected him in 1844 to the legislature of the Province of Canada. By 1857, he had become List of Joint Premiers of the Province of Canada, premier under the colony's unstable political system. In 1864, when no party proved capable of governing for long, he agreed to a proposal from his political rival, George Brown (Canadian politician), George Brown, that the parties unite in a Great Coalition to seek fede ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
McPhee Gribble
McPhee Gribble was an Australian independent publishing firm, based in Carlton, Victoria. It became an imprint of the Penguin Group. History Founded by Di Gribble and Hilary McPhee in 1975 McPhee Gribble was the initial publisher of works by significant Australian writers including Tim Winton, Dorothy Hewett, Helen Garner, Rod Jones, Brian Matthews, Murray Bail, Kaz Cooke, Martin Flanagan, John Misto John Misto (born 13 October 1952) is an Australian playwright and screenwriter. He graduated with an Arts/Law degree from the University of New South Wales, and then practised as a lawyer before changing his career to concentrate on working as a ..., and Jennifer Dobbs. It entered into a "co-publishing" agreement with Penguin Group in 1983. In 1989, it was sold to and became an imprint of Penguin. References Book publishing companies of Australia Publishing companies established in 1975 {{publish-company-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Victorian Premier's Prize For Fiction
The Victorian Premier's Prize for Fiction, formerly known as the Vance Palmer Prize for Fiction, is a prize category in the annual Victorian Premier's Literary Award. As of 2011 it has an remuneration of 25,000. The winner of this category prize vies with 4 other category winners for overall Victorian Prize for Literature valued at an additional 100,000. The prize was formerly known as the Vance Palmer Prize for Fiction from inception until 2010, when the awards were re-established under the stewardship of the Wheeler Centre and restarted with new prize amounts and a new name. The Palmer Prize was valued at 30,000 in 2010. The award was named after Vance Palmer, a leading literary critic. Palmer wrote reviews and presented a program called ''Current Books Worth Reading'' on ABC Radio. He also wrote books about Australian cultural life, including ''National Portraits'' (1940) ''A.G. Stephens: His Life and Work'', (1941) ''Frank Wilmot'' (1942), ''Old Australian bush ballads'' (co-au ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Penguin Books
Penguin Books Limited is a Germany, German-owned English publishing, publishing house. It was co-founded in 1935 by Allen Lane with his brothers Richard and John, as a line of the publishers the Bodley Head, only becoming a separate company the following year."About Penguin – company history" , Penguin Books. Penguin revolutionised publishing in the 1930s through its inexpensive paperbacks, sold through Woolworths (United Kingdom), Woolworths and other stores for Sixpence (British coin), sixpence, bringing high-quality fiction and non-fiction to the mass market. Its success showed that large audiences existed for several books. It also affected modern British popular culture significantly through its books concerning politics, the arts, and science. Penguin Books is now an imprint (trad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
What I Have Written
''What I Have Written'' is a 1996 Australian drama film directed by John Hughes and starring Martin Jacobs. accessed 19 November 2012 It was entered into the . At the the soundtrack was nominated for [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1993 In Australian Literature
This article presents a list of the historical events and publications of Australian literature during 1993. Events * Alex Miller (writer) won the Miles Franklin Award for '' The Ancestor Game'' Major publications Novels * Bryce Courtenay — '' April Fool's Day'' * Liam Davison – ''Soundings'' * Fotini Epanomitis – ''The Mule's Foal'' * Rodney Hall — '' The Grisly Wife'' * Dorothy Hewett — ''The Toucher'' * Elizabeth Jolley — '' The Georges' Wife'' * Thomas Keneally – '' Jacko'' * David Malouf — '' Remembering Babylon'' * Roger McDonald — '' Water Man'' * Frank Moorhouse — '' Grand Days'' * John A. Scott – '' What I Have Written'' * Madeleine St John — '' The Women in Black'' * Morris West — '' The Lovers'' Crime and mystery * Jon Cleary – '' Bleak Spring'' * Peter Corris ** ''Browning Battles On'' ** ''Burn, and Other Stories'' ** ''Cross Off'' ** '' Matrimonial Causes'' * Garry Disher – ''Deathdeal'' * Jennifer Rowe – ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
