Sydney |
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Author:
| Falconer, Delia |
ISBN: | 978-1-74224-535-5 |
Publication Date: | Dec 2010 |
Publisher: | NewSouth Publishing
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Imprint: | NewSouth |
Book Format: | Digital (delivered electronically) |
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,nbsp;showing how the city has evolvednbsp;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,nbsp;showing how the city has evolvednbsp;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.