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The Novels of Alex Miller: An Introduction by Robert Dixon

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June 2012, no. 342

The Novels of Alex Miller: An Introduction by Robert Dixon

Allen & Unwin, $39.99 pb, 268 pp

The Novels of Alex Miller: An Introduction by Robert Dixon

by
June 2012, no. 342

As creative writing programs continue to surge in popularity, it has become something of an uphill battle to recruit students for literature courses in universities. In an environment overstocked with would-be writers fixated on the image of a potential publisher whose own field of vision is a mass of BookScan figures, a collection of critical essays on a literary writer has something of an ambassadorial role to play. Can those who profess an interest in books and writing be persuaded that there is value in complex engagements with context and tradition, form, and theme?

Jane Goodall reviews 'The Novels of Alex Miller: An introduction' edited by Robert Dixon

The Novels of Alex Miller: An Introduction

by Robert Dixon

Allen & Unwin, $39.99 pb, 268 pp

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