Michelle de Kretser: Theory & Practice
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Described by Ali Smith as ‘one of the finest writers alive’ Michelle de Kretser is among Australia’s most acclaimed authors, celebrated for her genre-defying, socially astute fiction.
A multiple winner of Australia’s top literary awards, her work is renowned for its sharp intelligence and wit. Her latest novel, Theory & Practice, blurs the boundaries of fiction, essay and memoir. Set in 1986, it follows a young woman researching Virginia Woolf who becomes entangled with Kit, a student in a ‘deconstructed relationship’. Exploring desire, jealousy and truth, it probes the gap between ideals and lived experience, tangling fiction and non-fiction.
Kate Duignan joins Michelle de Kretser to discuss a celebrated writing career and her triumphant new work.
A multiple winner of Australia’s top literary awards, her work is renowned for its sharp intelligence and wit. Her latest novel, Theory & Practice, blurs the boundaries of fiction, essay and memoir. Set in 1986, it follows a young woman researching Virginia Woolf who becomes entangled with Kit, a student in a ‘deconstructed relationship’. Exploring desire, jealousy and truth, it probes the gap between ideals and lived experience, tangling fiction and non-fiction.
Kate Duignan joins Michelle de Kretser to discuss a celebrated writing career and her triumphant new work.
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