Two-time Miles Franklin Award-winning author Michelle de Kretser has never been afraid of formal experimentation. Her seventh and latest book supports that idea. It is bold and, once again, a heady mix of serious intellectual inquiry with beautifully observed characterisation and formal play. This week on the show, Michael sits down with Michelle for a conversation about Theory & Practice and she reveals why writing it felt so different to all of her other books.

 

Reading list:

The Rose Grower, Michelle de Kretser, 1999

The Hamilton Case, Michelle de Kretser, 2003

The Lost Dog, Michelle de Kretser, 2007

Questions of Travel, Michelle de Kretser, 2012

Springtime, Michelle de Kretser, 2014

The Life to Come, Michelle de Kretser, 2017

On Shirley Hazzard, Michelle de Kretser, 2019

Scary Monsters, Michelle de Kretser, 2021

Theory & Practice, Michelle de Kretser, 2024

 

You can find these books and all the others we mentioned at your favourite independent book store. 

 

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Guest: Michelle de Kretser

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