{"product_id":"2026100006827-secondhand-wild-man-of-letters-the-story-of-p-r-stephensen","title":"Wild Man Of Letters: The Story Of P. R. Stephensen","description":"\u003cp\u003eEdition: 1st aus ed.,\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook: Good                          \u003cbr\u003eJacket: Worn\/faded, no tears\u003cbr\u003ePages: Good                  \u003cbr\u003eMarkings: No markings\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis authoritative literary biography chronicles the turbulent life of Percy Reginald Stephensen, one of Australia's most provocative and contradictory cultural figures of the twentieth century. Wild Man of Letters: The Story of P. R. Stephensen traces Stephensen's remarkable journey from Rhodes Scholar and communist agitator to publisher, nationalist firebrand, and ultimately internee during World War II, painting a vivid portrait of a man perpetually at war with convention. Craig Munro presents a meticulously researched account that illuminates Stephensen's pivotal role in Australian literary culture, including his founding of the Fanfrolico Press in London and his championing of a distinctly Australian national identity through the Publicist journal. The tone is scholarly yet compellingly readable, capturing both the brilliance and the dangerous extremism that defined Stephensen's legacy. A fascinating study of ideology, literature, and nationalism, it illustrates how one restless intellect could simultaneously shape and destabilize the cultural landscape of a nation.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48887887495387,"sku":"2026100006827-SECONDHAND","price":40.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/8cc663ab-1d3e-4788-ad55-428785ec7823.png?v=1781747843","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026100006827-secondhand-wild-man-of-letters-the-story-of-p-r-stephensen","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}