The Ern Malley Affair by Michael Heyward

The Ern Malley Affair by Michael Heyward

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In October 1943 Max Harris received a package of poems by a recently-deceased poet, "Ern Malley". Harris was conviced he had stumbled on the work of a young genius. Published and despatched world-wide, the manuscript had powerful consequences for the literary community.

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The Ern Malley Affair by Michael Heyward

In October 1943, the young and successful Australian literary editor, Max Harris, received out of the blue a package of poems by a recently deceased poet, Ern Malley, forwarded to him by his sister Ethel. Harris was conviced he had stumbled on the work of a young genius, a modernist in the T.S. Eliot tradition of whom Australia could be proud. Malley's manuscript was published and despatched world-wide, but the consequences were to haunt Harris and the Australian literary world for generations to come. This is the compelling account of this extraordinary story.
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ISBN 13 9780571171545
ISBN 10 0571171540
Title The Ern Malley Affair
Author Michael Heyward
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Faber & Faber
Year published 1994-11-15
Number of pages 304
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.