A leading art patron, lecturer, and author of the Victorian era, John Ruskin was also one of the period's foremost art and social critics. This anthology features excerpts from some of his best-known books, including *Modern Painters* and *The Stones of Venice,* on the subjects he held most dear: na
Salt: Selected Stories and Essays
โ Scribed by Pascoe, Bruce
- Publisher
- Schwartz Publishing Pty. Ltd;Schwartz Publishing Pty, Limited
- Year
- 2019
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 3 MB
- Edition
- 28
- Category
- Fiction
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
โฆ Synopsis
A collection of stories and essays by the award-winning author of Dark Emu , showcasing his shimmering genius across a lifetime of work.
This volume of Bruce Pascoe's best and most celbrated stories and essays, collected here for the first time, traverses his long career and explores his enduring fascination with Australia's landscape, culture and history.
Featuring new fiction alongside Pascoe's most revered and thought-provoking nonfiction - including from his modern classic Dark Emu - Salt distils the intellect, passion and virtuosity of his work. It's time all Australians know the range and depth of this most marvellous of our writers.
'Salt demonstrates why Bruce Pascoe's voice is important to the country.' Kim Scott
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