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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Jun 26, 1971
Page
6
A Bloomsbury study of Lytton Strachey through diary extracts edited by Michael Holroyd. The volume links strands of Strachey life from childhood to late 1930s, with Holroyd’s 28 page intro placing diary entries against major events. It offers a measured portrait of Strachey’s inner life, loneliness, and evolving maturity amid Bloomsbury circles.
A critical look at Salamanca's Sea Change a novel about love not romance. Michael and Margaret narrate a marriage in decline as they escape to the South of France where infidelity and self discovery test bonds. The prose blends irony psychological detail and vivid imagery.
Craig McGregor's Don t Talk to Me About Love is a social critique of Australian middle class suburbia set in a returned expatriate group. Paula dominates the narrative as a dull, trapped figure whose failed intellect and limited life symbolize mediocrity, with other characters similarly flat and lifeless.
A flawed autobiography recounts Doris's brutal orphaning and abuse. Leigh Bonhenr critiques the book's shallow narrative and verbose dialogue, noting its compelling depiction of misery but diminishing impact in the latter half. The piece questions welfare systems and calls for deeper analysis of key figures.
A lengthy essay review of Weiss and his play Discourse on Vietnam, tracing an epic 500 BC to 1964 history of Vietnam. The critic notes two repetitive themes, the defender inhabitants and a power elite, plus staged devices like a bare set, 15 actors, chorus, loudspeaker, and free verse. The piece questions pace, narration, and the lack of character depth, while acknowledging the historical ambition.
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