{"product_id":"australian-voices-writers-and-their-work-9780292723788","title":"Australian Voices: Writers and Their Work","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Ray Willbanks\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: University of Texas Press\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: University of Texas Press\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eContemporary Australian fiction is attracting a world audience, particularly in the United States, where a growing readership eagerly awaits new works. In \u003ci\u003eAustralian Voices\u003c\/i\u003e, Ray Willbanks goes beyond the books to their authors, using sixteen interviews to reveal the state of fiction writing in Australia--what nags from the past, what engages the imagination for the future.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWillbanks engages the writers in lively discussions of their own work, as well as topics of collective interest such as the past, including convict times; the nature of the land; the treatment of Aborigines; national identity and national flaws; Australian-British antipathy; sexuality and feminism; drama and film; writing, publishing, and criticism in Australia; and the continuous and pervasive influence of the United States on Australia.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe interviews in \u003ci\u003eAustralian Voices\u003c\/i\u003e are gossipy, often funny, and always informative, as Willbanks builds a structured conversation that reveals biography, personality, and significant insight into the works of each writer. They will be important for both scholars and the reading public.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of Texas Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47582785011863,"sku":"9780292723788","price":2613.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780292723788.webp?v=1774939631","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/australian-voices-writers-and-their-work-9780292723788","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}