Miles Franklin: Her Brilliant Career
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A richly detailed literary biography, this work chronicles the remarkable life of Stella Maria Sarah Miles Franklin, one of Australia's most celebrated and fiercely independent writers. Colin Roderick presents a thorough and authoritative account of the woman behind My Brilliant Career, tracing her journey from a spirited bush childhood in New South Wales to her decades of literary activism and feminist advocacy on the world stage. With scholarly precision and genuine admiration, Roderick illustrates how Franklin navigated the male-dominated literary world of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, forging connections with luminaries such as Henry Lawson and Carl Sandburg while never compromising her distinctly Australian voice. The biography uncovers the personal struggles, passionate convictions, and restless ambition that shaped both the woman and her enduring legacy in Australian literature. It stands as an essential portrait of a writer whose influence on national identity and women's literary history continues to resonate long after her death.
Author: Colin Roderick
Format: Hardback
Published: 1982, Rigby, Australia
Genre: Biography
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good
Markings: No markings
A richly detailed literary biography, this work chronicles the remarkable life of Stella Maria Sarah Miles Franklin, one of Australia's most celebrated and fiercely independent writers. Colin Roderick presents a thorough and authoritative account of the woman behind My Brilliant Career, tracing her journey from a spirited bush childhood in New South Wales to her decades of literary activism and feminist advocacy on the world stage. With scholarly precision and genuine admiration, Roderick illustrates how Franklin navigated the male-dominated literary world of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, forging connections with luminaries such as Henry Lawson and Carl Sandburg while never compromising her distinctly Australian voice. The biography uncovers the personal struggles, passionate convictions, and restless ambition that shaped both the woman and her enduring legacy in Australian literature. It stands as an essential portrait of a writer whose influence on national identity and women's literary history continues to resonate long after her death.