Kieza, Grantlee
Lawson
- ISBN 13:
- 9780733340536
- author:
- Kieza, Grantlee
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- ABC Books
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2022
- Pages:
- 512
- Dimensions:
- 23.4 x 15.7 x 3.3 centimetres (0
- Genre:
- Biography, Literary, Biography,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
Henry Lawson: A Life of Brilliant Brilliance and Tragic Decline Born on the Australian goldfields in 1867, Henry Lawson became an iconic voice for ordinary Australians, capturing their hopes, dreams, and struggles with remarkable clarity. His writing spanned from his early days as a poor, lonely boy to his years as a literary lion, and eventually, to his darkest moments of addiction and imprisonment. Lawson's stories not only reflected the hardships faced by Australia's hard-toiling wives and mothers but also shed light on the despair of Indigenous Australians at the time. His heroic figures, such as The Drover's Wife, helped define Australia's character, drawing comparisons with literary giants like Tolstoy, Gorky, and Kipling. Grantlee Kieza, author of critically acclaimed biographies, reveals the extraordinary life of Henry Lawson in this compelling narrative, exploring the brilliance, lost love, self-destruction, and madness that defined his remarkable story.
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