In Certain Circles
2nd Edition
Published on 25. March 2015
Book
Paperback/Softback
250 pages
978-1-922182-96-8 (ISBN)
Description
- The subject of a feature review by James Wood in THE NEW YORKER, and reviews in the WALL STREET JOURNAL, KIRKUS, GUARDIAN, NEW STATESMAN, SYDNEY MORNING HERALD and elsewhere.
- Praised by authors and reviewers around the globe and described by the WSJ as 'Like a treasure from an unearthed time capsule'.
- Harrower was much admired by her contemporaries Patrick White and Christina Stead.
- Harrower withdrew this novel before publication, and it has languished in a library for four decades.
- Author widely acclaimed as one of Australia's most important postwar writers.
More details
Edition
2nd ed.
Language
English
Place of publication
Melbourne
Australia
Publishing group
Text Publishing
Dimensions
Height: 198 mm
Width: 128 mm
Thickness: 22 mm
Weight
245 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-922182-96-8 (9781922182968)
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Person
ELIZABETH HARROWER was born in Sydney in 1928. She lived in Newcastle until her family moved back to Sydney when she was eleven.
In 1951 Harrower travelled to London and began to write. Her first novel, DOWN IN THE CITY, was published there in 1957 and was followed by THE LONG PROSPECT a year later. In 1959 she returned to Sydney, where she worked in radio and then in publishing. Her third novel, THE CATHERINE WHEEL, appeared in 1960.
Harrower published THE WATCH TOWER in 1966. Four years later she finished a new novel, IN CERTAIN CIRCLES, but withdrew it from publication at the last moment, in 1971. It remained unpublished until 2014.
IN CERTAIN CIRCLES is Harrower's final completed novel, though in the 1970s and 1980s she continued to write short fiction. She is one of the most important postwar Australian writers - admired by many of her contemporaries, including Patrick White and Christina Stead. Her novels are now being acclaimed by a new generation of readers and writers.
Elizabeth Harrower lives in Sydney.
In 1951 Harrower travelled to London and began to write. Her first novel, DOWN IN THE CITY, was published there in 1957 and was followed by THE LONG PROSPECT a year later. In 1959 she returned to Sydney, where she worked in radio and then in publishing. Her third novel, THE CATHERINE WHEEL, appeared in 1960.
Harrower published THE WATCH TOWER in 1966. Four years later she finished a new novel, IN CERTAIN CIRCLES, but withdrew it from publication at the last moment, in 1971. It remained unpublished until 2014.
IN CERTAIN CIRCLES is Harrower's final completed novel, though in the 1970s and 1980s she continued to write short fiction. She is one of the most important postwar Australian writers - admired by many of her contemporaries, including Patrick White and Christina Stead. Her novels are now being acclaimed by a new generation of readers and writers.
Elizabeth Harrower lives in Sydney.