Sydney |
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| Author:
| Falconer, Delia |
| ISBN: | 978-1-306-09937-0 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 2010 |
| Publisher: | NewSouth Publishing
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| Imprint: | UNSW Press |
| Book Format: | Ebook |
| List Price: | USD $16.99 |
Book Description:
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Part memoir, part guide to Sydney, Australia, this melancholic, moving, and funny exploration intertwines novelist Delia Falconer's own stories with the city's historical and literary past, showing how the city has evolved from the 1970s through today. From mad clergymen and amateur astronomers to Indigenous weather experts and local artists, this personal and unique record depicts the inhabitants of a beautiful, violent, and deeply spiritual city.
Part memoir, part guide to Sydney, Australia, this melancholic, moving, and funny exploration intertwines novelist Delia Falconer's own stories with the city's historical and literary past, showing how the city has evolved from the 1970s through today. From mad clergymen and amateur astronomers to Indigenous weather experts and local artists, this personal and unique record depicts the inhabitants of a beautiful, violent, and deeply spiritual city.