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Xavier Herbert: A Biography.
by De Groen, Francis
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- ISBN 10
- 0702230219
- ISBN 13
- 9780702230219
- Seller
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Annandale, New South Wales, Australia
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About This Item
Brisbane, St Lucia: University of Queensland Press (UQP), 1998. 1st ed.. Hardback octavo, dustjacket, very good condition (in very good dustjacket), black & white photos, minor edgewear jacket, pages little toned as common. 349 pp. This is the first biography of Queensland novelist Xavier Herbert (1901 - 1984), author of the award-winning "Capricornia". Examines the contradictions at the core of his turbulent life and career. It charts his lifelong quest to discover the reality of his existence and to forge a larger-than-life identity. The book highlights his compulsion to write and shows his abiding themes, including those relating to sex and women. There are many photos, some of which have never been published before.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Bookhome Sydney (AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 29760
- Title
- Xavier Herbert: A Biography.
- Author
- De Groen, Francis
- Book Condition
- Used
- Edition
- 1st ed.
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0702230219
- ISBN 13
- 9780702230219
- Publisher
- University of Queensland Press (UQP)
- Place of Publication
- Brisbane, St Lucia
- Date Published
- 1998
- Keywords
- australian biography, literature, novels, novelists, queensland
- Bookseller catalogs
- AUSTRALIAN BIOGRAPHY;
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Bookhome Sydney
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About the Seller
Bookhome Sydney
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Annandale, New South Wales
About Bookhome Sydney
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