The title of Robert Gray's autobiography is drawn from a poem by the famous Australian poet Christopher Brennan, 'The land I came thro' last was dumb with night / a limbo of defeated glory, a ghost'. There is more glory than defeat in this work, though, the memoir of a writer who is, in turn, one of Australia's best-known living poets. Although Gray is necessarily present throughout, the personal element is subdued - it is on others that the focus always falls, and on his parents most of all. Their struggle with defeated expectation and finally with old age closes the book. The Land I Came Through Last is ultimately a tribute to their strengths and weaknesses, and their very different personalities.
By:
Robert Gray Imprint: Giramondo Publishing Country of Publication: Australia Edition: illustrated edition Dimensions:
Height: 235mm,
Width: 153mm,
Spine: 240mm
ISBN:9781920882358 ISBN 10: 1920882359 Pages: 436 Publication Date:22 August 2008 Audience:
General/trade
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College/higher education
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ELT Advanced
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Primary
Format:Paperback Publisher's Status: Active
Short-listed for NSW Premier's Literary Award Douglas Stewart Prize for Non-Fiction 2009
Shortlisted for NSW Premier's Literary Award Douglas Stewart Prize for Non-Fiction 2009.