- Published: 1 April 2009
- ISBN: 9781741667158
- Imprint: Vintage Australia
- Format: Paperback
- Pages: 338
- RRP: $19.99
The Biographer
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- Published: 1 April 2009
- ISBN: 9781741667158
- Imprint: Vintage Australia
- Format: Paperback
- Pages: 338
- RRP: $19.99
Duigan's novel is a gripping study of the duel between the woman with a secret and the biographer who senses her fear. Beautifully paced, and even more sinister for its decorous setting, The Biographer offers the elements of a detective story and a debate on biography's methods and ethics in a sympathetically drawn human situation.
Brenda Niall, The Age
Her vocabulary is adriotly chosen, her sentences beautifully balanced, her minor characters vividly sketched.
Judith Armstrong, Australian Book Review
...a clear light on the ruthless habits of biography. Marvellous.
Drusilla Modjeska
The backgrounds have a physical richness, and the portrayal of artistic life and conflicts is convincingly achieved.
Christopher Koch