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Alternative title: Les Murray and the Black Dog
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Killing the Black Dog : Essay and Poems
Leichhardt
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Federation Press
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1997
Z483382
1997
selected work
poetry
prose
'Killing the Black Dog is Les Murray's courageous account of his struggle with depression, accompanied by poems specially selected by the author. Since the first edition appeared in 1997, hosts of readers have drawn insight from his account of the disease, its social effects and its origins in his family's history.
'As Murray writes in this revised and updated edition, the title was premature. He had mistaken a remission for a cure, and thought himself freed from the severe depressive illness which had twice invaded his life. Now, in a new afterword, he describes a relapse, but also shares some of the fruits of his further contemplation. He shows gratitude for help previously unacknowledged, and describes how patches of daylight now balance out those of darkness in his life. A further half dozen poems have been added, reflecting a more complex understanding of depression and its role in the lives of its sufferers.' (From Black Inc.'s website, abstract for the revised edition.)
Leichhardt : Federation Press , 1997 pg. 1-24
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Killing the Black Dog : Essay and Poems
Leichhardt
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Federation Press
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1997
Z483382
1997
selected work
poetry
prose
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The Best Australian Essays 2012
Ramona Koval
(editor),
Collingwood
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Black Inc.
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2012
Z1903122
2012
anthology
essay
prose
criticism
'Collects the year's finest works of non-fiction. These essays roam widely, capturing the preoccupations and events of the previous year. Showcasing our finest writers on a range of topics both public and personal, The Best Australian Essays is an indispensable record of the year that was.' (Publisher's blurb)
Collingwood : Black Inc. , 2012 pg. 136-148Note: With title: Les Murray and the Black Dog
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The Best Australian Essays 2012
Ramona Koval
(editor),
Collingwood
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Black Inc.
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2012
Z1903122
2012
anthology
essay
prose
criticism
'Collects the year's finest works of non-fiction. These essays roam widely, capturing the preoccupations and events of the previous year. Showcasing our finest writers on a range of topics both public and personal, The Best Australian Essays is an indispensable record of the year that was.' (Publisher's blurb)
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Note/s:ISBN: 9781863957724
Series: y Short Blacks Collingwood : Black Inc. , 2015 8753321 2015 series - publisher Number in series: 10
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