Liars by Helen Daniel
'LIARS' LOOKS AT EIGHT CONTEMPORARY AUSTRALIAN NOVELISTS - PETER CAREY, ELIZABETH JOLLEY, DAVID IRELAND, MURRAY BAIL, DAVID FOSTER, NICHOLAS HASLUCK, PETER MATHERS AND GERALD MURNANE - WHO ARE BREAKING AWAY FROM THE CONVENTIONAL NOVEL AND OPENING STRANGE NEW TERRITORIES IN POST-MODERNIST FICTIONS, FULL OF CONTRADICTIONS, ARTIFICE AND COMEDY. ALL CROSS THE BOUNDARIES BETWEEN REALITY AND FICTION, IN FICTIONS WHICH ARE FANTASTIC, COMIC, SURREALISTIC AND ZANY. THEIR WORK IS FULL OF LIES AND INVENTIONS, AND THEY CONSCRIPT THE READER INTO THE FICTION AS COLLABORATOR. THE BIZARRE WORLDS OF THE NEW NOVEL IN AUSTRALIA OPENS UP STARTLING NEW PERSPECTIVES ON CONTEMPORARY AUSTRALIAN SOCIETY AND CONTEMPORARY REALITY.From her violent childhood through the aftermath of her sisters murder, the trauma of a head injury, the wisdom received from her mentors, her journey to love, and her role as a mother, a grandmother and a foster nan to a teenage Aboriginal boy, Helen's raw and honest sharing of her life opens a door for each of us to walk through.
Studies in psychology and 25 years spent as a counselor have seen Helen working with the desperate, with those in the last hours of life, and with the victims of modern day addictions such as depression, control and apathy - addictions which are so often the forerunners to alcoholism, disease and drug dependency. All of this, together with Helen's work in welfare, in the prison system and as a marriage counselor drives her to rattle cages, and to shout from the tallest of rooftops GET REAL before it's too late!
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| ISBN 13 | 9780140097887 |
| ISBN 10 | 0140097880 |
| Title | Liars |
| Author | Helen Daniel |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Year published | 1988-07-28 |
| Number of pages | 400 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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