Fishing in the Styx: Text Classics
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Fishing in the Styx: Text Classics
By (Author) Ruth Park
Introduction by Tegan Bennett Daylight
Text Publishing
The Text Publishing Company
5th March 2019
Australia
Classifications
General
Non Fiction
Autobiography: writers
Physical Properties
Paperback
400
Width 130mm, Height 196mm, Spine 31mm
372g
Description
Born in New Zealand, Ruth Park came to Australia to continue her work as a journalist, newly married to D'Arcy Niland. Determined to earn their living as writers, they submitted story outlines to radio stations, idea for articles to newspapers and accepted whatever freelance jobs came their way. The Harp in the South, Parks first novel, was published in 1948 and set her on the path to becoming one of Australias most loved authors.
Fishing in the Styx is the portrait of a partnership, in life and in work, between two talented, volatile people. Ruth Parks life is rich in experience and achievement, and her work has given pleasure to generations of readers.
Reviews
Read Ruth Park and marvel. She missed nothing. * Independent *
Sydneys Dickens...A human dictaphone when it came to the mean yet vibrant lives of the struggling, striving denizens of Surry Hills. * Geordie WIlliamson, Australian *
It would be hard to think of a warmer writer. * Delia Falconer *
Author Bio
Born in New Zealand in 1917, Ruth Park spent most of her adult life in Australia. She was widely read and well-loved for her books, which were as equally successful for adults as for children. She is best known for the novels The Harp in the South, Poor Mans Orange and Swords and Crowns and Rings, for which she won the 1977 Miles Franklin Award.
