The Thinking Woman, 9781742236308
Paperback
Six thinkers, six themes, one woman’s quest for a good life.

The Thinking Woman

$29.72

  • Paperback

    272 pages

  • Release Date

    28 February 2019

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Summary

WINNER of the Australian Book Design Awards 2020: Best Designed Autobiography/Biography/Memoir Nonfiction Cover

Highly Commended for the Victorian Premier’s Literary Award 2019 for Non-Fiction

One of the age-old questions of philosophy is what does it mean to live a good life? In this extraordinary book, scholar and writer, Julienne van Loon, applies a range of philosophical ideas to her own experience. Van Loon engages with the work of six le…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781742236308
ISBN-10:1742236308
Author:Julienne van Loon
Publisher:NewSouth Publishing
Imprint:NewSouth Publishing
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:272
Release Date:28 February 2019
Weight:340g
Dimensions:234mm x 153mm
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Critics Review

‘Here is an absolutely original work that may upend the certainties governing your days and nights. Reader, beware!’ – Christopher Merrill, author of Self-Portrait with Dogwood

About The Author

Julienne van Loon

Julienne Van Loon is the author of three critically acclaimed novels: Road Story, Beneath the Bloodwood Tree, and Harmless. She lives in Melbourne, where she holds a Vice Chancellor’s Senior Research Fellowship with the writing and publishing program at RMIT University. Julienne’s honours include the Australian/Vogel’s Award and an appointment as Honorary Fellow in Writing with the University of Iowa. The Thinking Woman is her first work of non-fiction.

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