An eye for eternity, the life of Manning Clark, Mark McKenna
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An eye for eternity, the life of Manning Clark, Mark McKenna
Language
eng
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references and index
resource.biographical
individual biography
Illustrations
portraitsfacsimilesillustrations
Index
index present
Literary form
non fiction
Main title
An eye for eternity
Nature of contents
bibliography
Responsibility statement
Mark McKenna
Sub title
the life of Manning Clark
Summary
Manning Clark was a complex, demanding and brilliant man. Mark McKenna's compelling biography of this giant of Australia's cultural landscape is informed by his reading of Clark's extensive private letters, journals and diaries - many that have never been read before. An Eye for Eternity paints a sweeping portrait of the man who gave Australians the signature account of their own history. It tells of his friendships with Patrick White and Sidney Nolan. It details an urgent and dynamic marriage, ripped apart at times by Clark's constant need for extramarital romantic love. A son who wrote letters to his dead parents. A historian who placed narrative ahead of facts. A believer who flirted with Catholicism. A controversial public figure who marked slights and criticisms with deeply held grudges. To understand Clark's life is to understand twentieth century Australia
Target audience
general
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