![]() ![]() While several books have focused on his literary legacy, in her biography, Mick: A Life of Randolph Stow, she has tried to uncover his inner life. Others came across his books since his death in 2010 they were reissued by the publisher Text, prompting a resurgence of interest in Stow's life and work.įor her part, Falkiner considers him among the three greatest Australian writers of his generation, along with Patrick White and David Malouf. Some of those fans were at school when they first encountered Stow's Merry-Go-Round in the Sea, his most famous and most autobiographical work, about a young boy's coming of age in Western Australia the novel was a staple of classroom reading lists for a few generations. ![]() First, there were those who would respond, 'Randolph who?' Then there were those-a smaller group-who knew who he was and were absolutely devoted to his work. ![]() ![]() When Suzanne Falkiner told people she was writing a biography of Randolph Stow, she got two different responses. A new biography of acclaimed West Australian author Randolph Stow uncovers an intensely private man, serious about his work, ambivalent about his home country, and often deeply troubled about his private life. ![]()
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