The Angry Eye
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good
At once provocative and sharply observed, The Angry Eye presents the collected writings of Max Harris, one of Australia's most fearless and iconoclastic cultural commentators of the twentieth century. Introduced by media magnate Rupert Murdoch, this volume chronicles Harris's penetrating observations on Australian society, culture, and politics, offering a portrait of a nation grappling with its own identity in a rapidly changing world. Harris writes with a sardonic wit and an unflinching directness that cuts through complacency, challenging readers to confront uncomfortable truths about Australian life, intellectual culture, and the often-turbulent relationship between art and public opinion. His prose is both accessible and erudite, drawing on a lifetime of literary engagement that made him a celebrated — and sometimes controversial — figure in Australian letters. For those who wish to understand the cultural anxieties and aspirations of mid-twentieth-century Australia, this collection remains as urgent and unsettling as ever.
Author: Max Harris
Format: Hardback
Published: 1973, Pergamon Press Australia
Genre: Essays
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good
At once provocative and sharply observed, The Angry Eye presents the collected writings of Max Harris, one of Australia's most fearless and iconoclastic cultural commentators of the twentieth century. Introduced by media magnate Rupert Murdoch, this volume chronicles Harris's penetrating observations on Australian society, culture, and politics, offering a portrait of a nation grappling with its own identity in a rapidly changing world. Harris writes with a sardonic wit and an unflinching directness that cuts through complacency, challenging readers to confront uncomfortable truths about Australian life, intellectual culture, and the often-turbulent relationship between art and public opinion. His prose is both accessible and erudite, drawing on a lifetime of literary engagement that made him a celebrated — and sometimes controversial — figure in Australian letters. For those who wish to understand the cultural anxieties and aspirations of mid-twentieth-century Australia, this collection remains as urgent and unsettling as ever.