Australia's Trail-Blazing First Novelist: John Lang
Australia's first novelist
$22.50
- Paperback
224 pages
- Release Date
1 November 2023
Summary
‘What a life! What a story! Superbly researched and wonderfully crafted …’ - Peter FitzSimons
‘Writer, journalist, barrister, larrikin’
Who was the first Australian novelist?
John Lang, born in a Parramatta pub in 1816 with the convict ‘stain’ upon him, was a singular character. The first native-born person to have a novel published, he was also a newspaperman, a classical scholar and translator, barrister, celebrity, jailbird … enigma. He was…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781923004382 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1923004387 |
| Author: | Sean Doyle |
| Publisher: | Big Sky Publishing |
| Imprint: | Big Sky Publishing |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 224 |
| Release Date: | 1 November 2023 |
| Weight: | 240g |
| Dimensions: | 20mm x 153mm x 210mm |
| Series: | A Shot of History |
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Sean Doyle
After completing a History and Literature (Hons) degree at Sydney University, Sean Doyle took to the Asian, especially Indian, road. His travels over the years have produced two Indian memoirs: Beyond Snake Mountain: A journey in Rajasthan and Night Train to Varanasi: India with my daughter. Formerly an English-language teacher and a travel journalist, Sean is now a book editor. He lives in Northern NSW, where he loves to bodysurf and amuse his granddaughter.
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