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No Fretful Sleeper : a Life of Bill Pearson.

Outlining the career of one of New Zealand's most distinguished fiction writers and sharpest critics, this fascinating narrative details the life and work of Bill Pearson. Beginning with his difficult childhood in a society dominated by the New Zealand working man, this gripping biography follo...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Millar, Paul
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Chicago : Auckland University Press, 2010.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:Outlining the career of one of New Zealand's most distinguished fiction writers and sharpest critics, this fascinating narrative details the life and work of Bill Pearson. Beginning with his difficult childhood in a society dominated by the New Zealand working man, this gripping biography follows Pearson through his long and distinguished academic career, the penning of his one major and celebrated novel, and his momentous decision to trade a dental career for World War II combat. Touching on his time in London and the native?fretful sleepers," this engro.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (763 pages)
ISBN:9781775581314
1775581314