Robert dessaix has 24 books on goodreads with 3064 ratings. His first fictional work, the epistolary novel night letters, was published in 1996. Not since edmund whites richly evocative nocturnes for the king of naples has a gay novelist infused the. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Thriftbooks sells millions of used books at the lowest everyday prices. Imaging italy through the eyes of contemporary australian. Travel, identity, mortality in the work of robert dessaix utas eprints. Night letters by robert dessaix 9781925143942 booktopia. I had the privilege to access dessaixs notebooks of his journey to italy, which he very kindly allowed me to publish as part of this book.
Punctuated at regular intervals by talks dessaix has given on a wide range of subjects, as well as by some of his most incisive journalism, the conversation invites the reader to join a. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers. Robert dessaix night letters rn breakfast abc radio. Jan 01, 1996 every second book you read is about some kind of journey, really, isnt it. Buy night letters by robert dessaix online at alibris. Everyday low prices on a huge range of new releases and classic fiction.
These letters, which are not addressed to anyone in particular but are effectively you, the reader, are filled with roberts wideranging thoughts on travel, love, religion and mortality. Praise for night letters by robert dessaix dessaix writes with great elegance, with passion, compassion and sly wit. Pleasures of leisure, the dessaix, robert 9780143780052. Robert dessaix is one of australias finest writers, as this sad, funny and moving novel proves, again john banville robert dessaix is some kind of national treasure because he represents with a kind of helpmannlike elegance and virtuosity the side of our sensibilities we publicly repress. As i was saying by robert dessaix penguin books australia. Every night for twenty nights in a hotel room in venice, an australian man recently diagnosed with an incurable disease writes home to a friend reflecting on questions of mortality. Robert dessaix is a writer, translator, broadcaster and occasional essayist. Robert dessaixs guide to work and play in the twentyfirst century.
Jun 07, 2017 highly commended for the faw christina stead award, the age book of the year and the national book council cub banjo awards adopted as a baby towards the end of world war ii, robert dessaix grew up haunted by a shaft of silence surrounding the question of his natural mothers identity, and of his own identity and sexuality. Interweaving incidents from an actual journey with stories of enchantment and passion set in a variety of lands and centuries, robert dessaix leaps from twelfthcentury india to lygon street, melbourne, from the tale of a bogus russian baroness to a diatribe against st anthony of padua, from a bizarre interpretation of casanovas exploits to a. Night letters is an incredibly subtle novel, but its a wise one too. One sunday night in sydney, robert dessaix collapses on a pavement in darlinghurst, and is helped to his hotel by a kind young man wearing a tshirt that says fuck you. Buy night letters book online at low prices in india. Review of the book night letters by robert dessaix, published by the council of adult education, melbourne, 1998 topics. Click download or read online button to get night letter book now. A journey through switzerland and italy robert dessaix, author, igor miazmov.
From 1985 to 1995, after teaching russian language and literature for many years at the australian national university and the university of new south wales, he presented the weekly books and writing program on abc radio national. In more recent years he has also presented radio series on australian public. Robert dessaix is known as a leading broadcaster, for many years the. A collection of reference materials for most books listed above research notes, letters from readers, drafts, notebooks and so on is archived and available to readers in.
Read night letters by robert dessaix available from rakuten kobo. Welcome,you are looking at books for reading, the night letter, you will able to read or download in pdf or epub books and notice some of author may have lock the live reading for some of country. Night letters by robert dessaix 9781925143942 dymocks. To paraphrase this novel, though, is to deny its rich complexity. From 1985 to 1995, after teaching russian language and literature at anu and unsw, he presented the weekly books and writing program on abcs radio national. He describes the journey he has just made across northern italy from switzerland. Jul 31, 2015 author robert dessaix has been many people over his life and is shameless due to a lack of family. The author is robert dessaix, the essayist, broadcaster and literary commentator. Born in sydney in 1944, he studied russian language and literature at the australian national university in canberra, where he also taught for some twenty years until joining the abc. Drusilla modjeska got to know dessaix during the editing of night letters.
In times of great physical frailty in the past one was always conscious of the big person, the big intellect being active and present. Reading robert dessaixs night letters this paper has developed out of a larger work in progress, which focuses. The book comprises a series of 20 letters written on consecutive nights by an australian man staying in a venice hotel. Night letters ebook by robert dessaix 9781925143959. The association has its origins in state associations formed early in the 20th century, which later amalgamated into a federal association. Night letters by robert dessaix goodreads share book. The book, of which the above speech is a part, is structured around an essay or speech, followed by dessaixs further musings on the subject. Robert dessaix is a wellknown broadcaster, critic, author and translator. Author robert dessaix has been many people over his life. Dessaix s two previous books, night letters and corfu, were both hybrids partfiction, partmemoir, parttravel writing. Buy night letters book online at best prices in india on. Robert dessaix was the producer and presenter of abc radio nationals books and writing program from 1985 to 1995.
The thing i love about robert is he is so utterly himself, so unlike anyone else. It wont appeal to everyone, but i loved its intelligence, its humanity and its bigpicture look at life, so much. The thing i love about robert is he is so utterly himself, so unlike. A journey through switzerland and italy by robert dessaix 1997, hardcover, revised at the best online prices at ebay. Dessaix writes with great elegance, with passion, compassion and sly wit. Winner of the australian literature society gold medal shortlisted for the miles franklin literary award every night for. This site is like a library, use search box in the widget to get ebook that you want. Robert dessaix born 17 february 1944 is an australian novelist, essayist and journalist. This conversation is about the thematic and stylistic aspects of night letters. The pleasures of leisure by robert dessaix 9780143780045. Book depository books with free delivery worldwide. Night letter download ebook pdf, epub, tuebl, mobi.
Robert dessaix, australian author memoirs, travel writing. His first book was his autobiography, a mothers disgrace. Robert dessaix is a writer of fiction, autobiography and the occasional essay. And we constantly talk about paths in life ways, roads, progress, stages and so on all travel metaphors, when you think about it.
Robert dessaix is today one of australias most acclaimed novelists and literary commentators. And so, night letters the book i wrote about that hiv diagnosis. A journey through switzerland and italy edited and. Dessaixs latest book, and so forth pan macmillan, 1998, comprises short fiction, essays, journalism, and talks written and presented over a decade. Night letters by dessaix, robert and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. The australian booksellers association aba promotes the interests of booksellers in australia. Books go search best sellers gift ideas new releases deals. As i was saying, dessaixs fifth book of nonfiction, is by no means a small gem of delight. His books range from the personal account of his birth mother, a mothers disgrace, the novel corfu, and books that give accounts of his travels but which are so much more. His recent works include the collection of essays, and so forth, and the novels night letters and corfu. Download citation from notebook to novel and from diary to dante. Here, he plays to his strengths by dropping the fiction in favour of. The letter writer admits that he is, arming myself against the coming of the night, as is writing.
Not since edmund whites richly evocative nocturnes for the king of naples has a gay novelist infused the themes of love and death with so fine a lyric sensibility. Night letters by robert dessaix good condition, spine intact pet free and smoke free home pick up petersham cod, 1244734877. Click to read more about night letters by robert dessaix. Therefore it need a free signup process to obtain the book. Night letters a novel for twenty nights in a hotel room in venice a traveler recently diagnosed with an incurable illness writes a letter home to a friend he describes the kaleidoscopic journey he has just made across n. In these letters, against a rich background of earlier journeys in literature, with dante as his imagined guide, he reflects on what it means to live a good life in the face of death. Robert dessaix is known as a leading broadcaster, for many years the producer and.
Stricken with an incurable disease, an australian man writes a series of letters from italy to a friend back home. Twilight of love by robert dessaix the independent. Mar 01, 2012 as i was saying is a swirling conversation with the reader on everything from travel to dogs and cats, from sport and swearing to the pleasures of idleness. Tom jones, a merchant seaman, was already 55 when robert was adopted.
For 20 nights in a hotel room in venice, a traveler, recently diagnosed with an incurable illness, writes a letter home to a friend. Robert dessaix was born in sydney and adopted at an early age. Beginning in 1985, dessaix produced and presented the abc radio program books and. In todays crazily busy world the importance of making time for leisure is more vital than ever. Robert dessaix s night letters is a poetic masterpiece.
The author is robert dessaix, the essayist, broadcaster and literary. Robert dessaix is bestknown as a writer of literary nonfiction memoirs, essays, biography and autobiography, but has also published two novels, several short stories and one play. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Robert dessaix is a writer, interviewer, translator and broadcaster. Through the totality of its various fables and narratives, its conflicts and dramas, as the mans world becomes increasingly colourfilled with characters, struggling as he is struggling with desire for intimacy and escape, for understanding and meaning, for any way to beguile time night letters begins to soar across time and space. In fact, i had to do everything within my power not to underline about 90 per cent of the sentences in this book, because so many of them resonated with me. Mar 16, 2008 the man, who is named robert, has been diagnosed with an incurable illness and while the disease is never named one gets the impression that it is hiv. He paints words on the page that take you on a fantastic journey. For twenty nights in a hotel room in venice, a traveler, recently dia. A copy that has been read, but remains in clean condition. Welcome,you are looking at books for reading, the night letters, you will able to read or download in pdf or epub books and notice some of author may have lock the live reading for some of country. He studied at moscow university in the late 1960s and early 1970s and for almost 20 years taught russian language and literature at anu and unsw. The words aptly describe the situation in which dessaix s anonymous protagonist finds himself. Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app.
Robert dessaix was born in sydney and adopted at an early age by tom and jean jones, after which he was known as robert jones. Robert dessaix is now known more as a writer than as a broadcaster. Robert dessaix books list of books by author robert dessaix. Every second book you read is about some kind of journey, really, isnt it. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading night letters. Journeying is the structure of the book, in which the narrator writes about his travels from a hotel room in venice. Buy night letters by robert dessaix from amazons fiction books store. A novel by dessaix, robert and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. From 1985 to 1995, after teaching russian language and literature for many years at the australian national university and the university of new south wales, he presented the weekly books and.
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