David Ireland: The Lost Legend of Australian Literature




Sydney Writers' Festival show

Summary: David Ireland has won the Miles Franklin Award three times, but has not published a novel in almost 20 years. That long silence has ended with the re-publication of his backlist and the arrival of a new fiction, published in parts by Island magazine and now complete in a limited edition. David joined chief literary critic of The Australian Geordie Williamson for a one-off event to discuss David’s brilliant career, tumultuous life, and late return to the public imagination. A rare opportunity to hear from a living legend of Australian literature.