Republic of Women
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In this novel of striking intellectual subtlety and authority, Merrill Findlay probes questions of sexual identity in a voice that is radical, humane, angry and tender, and always true to the complex reality of her characters. With the assured craftsmanship of an already accomplished novelist she brings past and present into relations that deepen her characters and their preoccupations and the reader's pleasure in her evocation of contemporary St Kilda. The faithful detail of Findlay's descriptions will delight present lovers of that unique bayside suburb and captivate many more.Raimond Gaita
Author: Merrill Findlay
Format: Paperback, 280 pages
Published: 1999, University of Queensland Press, Australia
Genre: General & Literary Fiction
Description
In this novel of striking intellectual subtlety and authority, Merrill Findlay probes questions of sexual identity in a voice that is radical, humane, angry and tender, and always true to the complex reality of her characters. With the assured craftsmanship of an already accomplished novelist she brings past and present into relations that deepen her characters and their preoccupations and the reader's pleasure in her evocation of contemporary St Kilda. The faithful detail of Findlay's descriptions will delight present lovers of that unique bayside suburb and captivate many more.Raimond Gaita
Republic of Women