[Book Review] 'Act of Grace' by Anna Krien

(2019) [Book Review] 'Act of Grace' by Anna Krien. The Monthly, p. 88.

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While it is true that many of the twentieth century’s finest novels were written by journalists, it is also true that not all journalists write great novels. For great writers like Greene and Hemingway, the novel form proffered a powerful staging ground for the human complexities of global conflicts that were not always easily captured in column inches...

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ID Code: 133508
Item Type: Contribution to Journal (Book/Film/Article review article)
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Keywords: Anna Krien, Australian literature, Fiction, Iraq War, Trauma
ISSN: 1832-3421
Pure ID: 60241933
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