Liars: Australian New Novelists
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| Rating | : | 4.60 (931 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0140097880 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 384 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-12-27 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
THEIR WORK IS FULL OF LIES AND INVENTIONS, AND THEY CONSCRIPT THE READER INTO THE FICTION AS COLLABORATOR. ALL CROSS THE BOUNDARIES BETWEEN REALITY AND FICTION, IN FICTIONS WHICH ARE FANTASTIC, COMIC, SURREALISTIC AND ZANY. 'LIARS' LOOKS AT EIGHT CONTEMPORARY AUSTRALIAN NOVELISTS - PETER CAREY, ELIZABETH JOLLEY, DAVID IRELAND, MURRAY BAIL, DAVID FOSTER, NICHOLAS HASLUCK, PETER MATHERS AND GERALD MURNANE - WHO ARE BREAKING AWAY FROM THE CONVENTIONAL NOVEL AND OPENING STRANGE NEW TERRITORIES IN POST-MODERNIST FICTIONS, FULL OF CONTRADICTIONS, ARTIFICE AND COMEDY. THE BIZARRE WORLDS OF THE NEW NOVEL IN AUSTRALIA OPENS UP STARTLING NEW PERSPECTIVES ON CONTEMPORARY AUSTRALIAN SOCIETY AND CONTEMPORARY REALITY.
"a fine and detailed engagement" according to A. Dutkiewicz. It is most strange that of the Australian authors of fiction discussed in this detailed and erudite book - Peter Mathers, David Foster, David Ireland, Peter Carey, Murray Bail, Nicholas Hasluck, Elizabeth Jolley and Gerald Murnane - only Carey has found international success. No doubt his relocation to live outside Australia has something to do with that, as has his winning of major international. brucesims said Brilliant analysis of Australian literature. Though now over twenty years old, Helen Daniel's analysis stands up well over time. It gives a snapshot of the preoccupations of the period, but they still apply. Her views on the eight authors are engaged and engaging.