Literary Activists
Writer-Intellectuals and Australian Public Life| By: | Brigid Rooney |
| Publisher: | Independent Publishers Group (Chicago Review Press) |
| Print ISBN: | 9780702236624 |
| eText ISBN: | 9780702241406 |
| Edition: | 0 |
| Format: | Page Fidelity |
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Uniquely examining the link between Australian writers and social change, this study investigates the motives behind literary figures who strive to become activists and social intellectuals. Exploring this intimate connection, this resource asks what such a bond reveals about Australian literature and the power of the written word. With fresh insight, this guide delves into the activism, careers, and writings of Judith Wright, Patrick White, Oodgeroo of the tribe of Noonuccal, Les Murray, Helen Garner, David Malouf and Tim Winton.