Lives

(Paperback)

Publishing Details

Classifications

Physical Properties

Description

In Lives, an extraordinary writer encounters some remarkable people - and evokes their inner lives. Peter Robb has an uncanny ability to get into the skin of other people: to show them in a new light, to home in on what makes them tick. In Australia, these range from Alex Dimitriades to Ivan Milat, from Marcia Langton to Julian Assange. In Italy, Robb immerses the reader in the worlds of Fellini, Caravaggio, Calvino and Pasolini. Elsewhere, his observations of EM Forster, Arthur Rimbaud, Peter Carey and Gore Vidal illuminate the real people behind the public image. Featuring much previously unpublished material, this is a fascinating exploration of some notable lives - in all their variety, glamour and idiosyncrasy.

Reviews

'Brimming with colour and movement ... It will reward those who read it.' --Courier Mail

'A book to share and visit time after time.' --Illawarra Mercury

'Lives is often touching but never tired.' --Canberra Times

'A tour de force to be savoured slowly.' --Australian Way

'A gorgeous book of essays' --Age

Author Bio

Peter Robb is the author of Midnight in Sicily, M, A Death in Brazil and Streetfight in Naples. His books have been published around the world to acclaim and controversy.