George Johnston
(Paperback)
Publishing Details
George Johnston
By (Author) Garry Kinnane
Melbourne University Press
Melbourne University Press
30th April 1992
Australia
Classifications
Tertiary Education
Non Fiction
Literary studies: c 1900 to c 2000
Biography: general
823
Physical Properties
Paperback
372
Width 140mm, Height 227mm, Spine 29mm
480g
Description
Award-winning biography of Australian author, George Johnston which perceptively reveals the reality that lay behind the glamorous facade of his life. The life of George Johnston, author of the best-selling My Brother Jack, was in many ways symbolic of Australian post-war cultural life. He was a complex character, dogged by feelings of mediocrity, betrayal and failure that he ultimately transformed though the writing of his brilliant trilogy My Brother Jack, Clean Straw for Nothing and A Cartload of Clay. In this award-winning biography, Garry Kinnane examines the process by which Johnston selected people, places and events for this creative transformation. In doing so, he reveals the reality that lay behind the glamorous outer facade of the life of Johnston and his wife, the writer Charmian Clift.
Author Bio
After many years travelling, working and studying in Europe, Garry Kinnane is now a senior lecturer in the English Department of the University of Melbourne. His book Colin Colahan- A Portrait was published in 1996.
