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  • Nam Le on David Malouf

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  • By: Nam Le
  • Narrated by: Nam Le
  • Length: 1 hr and 53 mins
  • 4.3 out of 5 stars (4 ratings)

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Publisher's Summary

Here was a very-much-alive half-Lebanese writer (from provincial Brisbane, no less) producing English-language writing of the very first order....

The poetry was in the prose; it stayed and sprung its rhythms, chorded its ideas, concentrated its images. Every other novel claims to be written in 'poetic prose'; the real thing, when you come across it, is actually shocking.

Nam Le takes the listener on a thrilling intellectual ride in this sharp, bold essay. Encompassing identity politics, metaphysics, the relationship between life and art, and the ‘Australianness’ of Malouf’s work, it is unlike anything else written about one of Australia’s most acclaimed writers.

In the Writers on Writers series, leading writers reflect on another Australian writer who has inspired and fascinated them. Provocative and crisp, these books start a fresh conversation between past and present, shed new light on the craft of writing and introduce some intriguing and talented authors and their work.
©2019 Nam Le (P)2019 Audible Australia Pty Ltd
Authors Literary History & Criticism Australia, New Zealand & Oceania
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Excellent, if overly self-conscious

I found this a powerful insight into Malouf, though sadly the author, who must be in his forties by now has the awkward self-conscious style of one much younger. Being asked to rate the 'story' of a review essay is obviously stupid, so I gave it five stars.

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Wonderful rumination on othering and creativity

Brilliant erudite essay on Australian author David Malouf and exploration of his creativity and agency. Part reflection on Malouf and part self-reflection. Beautiful text beautifully read by Nam Le leaving the listener with much to think about.

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