Landscape of farewell
Miller, Alex, 1936-2008
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Review: "A hauntingly beautiful meditation on the land, the past, exile and friendship, 'Landscape of Farewell' is the powerful new novel from acclaimed Australian author, Alex Miller. It is the story of Max Otto, an elderly German academic. After the death of his much-loved wife and his recognition that he will never write the great study of history that was to be his life's crowning work, Max believes his life is all but over. Everything changes, though, when his valedictory lecture is challenged by Professor Vita McLelland, a feisty young Australian Aboriginal academic visiting Germany. Their meeting and growing friendship sets Max on a journey that would have seemed unthinkable just a few short weeks earlier. When, at Vita's invitation, Max travels to Australia, he forms a deep friendship with her uncle, Aboriginal elder Dougald Gnapun. It is a friendship that not only gives new meaning and purpose to Max, but which teaches him the profound importance of truth-telling in reconciliation with his own and his country's past." -- Back cover.
Main title:
Landscape of farewell / Alex Miller.
Author:
Miller, Alex, 1936-, author
Work:
Imprint:
Crows Nest, N.S.W. : Allen & Unwin, 2008.©2008
Collation:
322 pages ; 20 cm
ISBN:
97817417549199781741754919 (paperback)
Dewey class:
A823.4
Language:
English
BRN:
133191
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| City Library | Fiction | MILL | Available |
| East Melbourne Library | Fiction | MILL | On loan - Due: 19 Jul 2026 |
| Kathleen Syme Carlton | Fiction | MILL | Available |
| Library at the Dock | Fiction | MILL | Available |
| narrm ngarrgu Library and Family Services | Fiction | MILL | Available |
| Southbank Library | Fiction | MILL | Available |