A Descant for Gossips
UQP Modern Classics
Published on 22. April 2015
Book
Paperback/Softback
264 pages
978-0-7022-5355-3 (ISBN)
Description
First published by Angus and Roberton, 1960.
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Language
English
Place of publication
St Lucia
Australia
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Paperback (UK-B)
Dimensions
Height: 196 mm
Width: 130 mm
Thickness: 23 mm
Weight
249 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7022-5355-3 (9780702253553)
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Thea Astley
Descnt for Gossips
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Thea Astley held a position as fellow in Australian literature at Macquarie University until 1980, when she retired to write full time. She is a prolific author who won many awards, including the Miles Franklin Award four times--for The Acolyte, Drylands, The Slow Natives, and The Well Dressed Explorer. Other awards include the 1975 Age Book of the Year Award, the 1980 Australian Literature Studies (ALS) Award, the 1986 ALS Gold Medal, the 1988 Steele Rudd Award, the 1990 NSW Premier's Prize, and the 1996 Age Book of the Year Award.