Search for library items search for lists search for contacts search for a library. Frank moorhouse books list of books by author frank. The most interesting narrative of all, to me, however, is the story of where this book fits into the life and work of frank moorhouse. The three books of frank moorhouses edith trilogy grand days, dark palace and cold light follow the adult life of the ambitious, and somewhat eccentric.
The story of one young australian womans moral and sexual. Frank moorhouses trilogy of novels about edith campbell berry is surely one of australian literatures finest achievements. Frank moorhouse has won a number of literary prizes including the australian literature societys gold medal for fortyseventeen which was also named moral winner of the booker by the london magazine glitz. Moorhouses most recent major fictional works, the huge novels grand days and dark palace, set mainly in geneva between 1920 and 1946, deal with the worlds greatest experiment in search of universal good intentions ethical behaviour, and world citizenshipthe league of nations. Frank moorhouse set in geneva in the interwar period, this book conveys all the high idealism of that benighted period in european history.
A theoretically neat idea for a sweeping series more are planned from australian writer moorhouse fortyseventeen, 1989, etc. Edith is not just the storys central character, she is the story. Frank has undertaken numerous fellowships and his work has been. Frank moorhouse was born in the coastal town of nowra, nsw. Peter porter admires dark palace, frank moorhouses saga of. I doubt whether frank moorhouse, whose reputation in australia has been built on. I read grand days when i should have been studying, or when i should have been restocking chocolate bars or fuses, or feigning as i. The edith trilogy by frank moorhouse grand days, dark palace. It shows frank moorhouse passing from days of wine and rage to his own grand days. A contemporary romantic australian masterpiece, grand days tells of the moral and sexual awakening of an idealistic young australian woman working in the. It charts the rite of passage of edith berry, from wilfulness and. In the new novel it is 1931, and the league is already beginning. Frank moorhouse has opted for the blend of historical and fictional characters which turns the novel into an epic docudrama.
Frank moorehouse reading from cold light tkc april 11. Frank moorhouse biography frank moorhouse comments. Dark palace won the miles franklin literary award and was shortlisted for the nsw premiers literary award, the victorian premiers literary award and the age book of the year award. In any case, frank moorhouse has won many of the countrys most prestigious literary prizes, and his contribution to. He worked as an editor of smalltown newspapers and as an. Frank moorhouse on researching the novel books and. His work has been published in the united kingdom, france and the united states and also translated into german, spanish. The principal narrative of grand days goes on for 500 or so pages, and is followed by some thirty pages of notes and explanations which form another narrative. Frank moorhouse books list of books by author frank moorhouse. As a young woman in the 1920s, edith travelled from australia to geneva to join the league of nations, and stayed there through ww2 until the collapse of the league. Grand days frank moorhouse book buy now at mighty ape. The three novels, grand days 1993, dark palace 2000 and the recently published cold light 2011.
Reading grand days is a rare experience it is vivid and wise, full of shocks of recognition and revelation. Frank moorhouse, author of grand days, on librarything. For those not familiar with frank moorhouses edith trilogy, a little summation. Frank has won major awards for the two previous novels in the series. Nicola walker, times literary supplement, 24 september 1993 this is a big, luminous, affectionate and beautifully managed novel. Grand days by frank moorhouse overdrive rakuten overdrive. It is also fitting that the league of nations, the setting for the book, should in the 1920s have had its headquarters in geneva in a. The three books of frank moorhouse s edith trilogy grand days, dark palace and cold light follow the adult life of the ambitious, and somewhat eccentric, edith campbell berry. The three novels, grand days 1993, dark palace 2000 and the. Set in geneva in the interwar period, this book conveys all the high idealism of that benighted period in european history. Meet edith campbell berry, the woman all australian women would like to be. Book club reading for april may grand days, by frank moorhouse seemed to me to be a huge task and having not read any frank moorhouse books before i approached the task with some trepidation 718 pages.
Mar 19, 2018 grand days by frank moorhouse, 9780143790907, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. He worked as an editor of smalltown newspapers and as an administrator and in the 1970s became a fulltime writer. Frank moorhouse am born 21 december 1938 is an australian writer. Author biography frank moorhouse was born in the coastal town of nowra, nsw. Author of grand days, dark palace, futility and other animals, tales of mystery and romance, the electrical experience, fortyseventeen, satanic killings, conferenceville frank moorhouse. The original book was 1st published in 1993 and this edition 2011. Frank moorhouse has come to the end of his relationship with edith campbell berry, the young australian he plunged into the heady world of the league of nations in grand days that was the novel. Her adventures are the substance of grand days, dark palace s predecessor. She is young, idealistic and approaches life and all its challenges big and small with a feeling of empowerment and her own brand of objective and. He has written fiction, nonfiction, screenplays and essays and edited many collections of writing.
Jan 31, 20 for those not familiar with frank moorhouses edith trilogy, a little summation. Grand days is the first book in the muchacclaimed edith trilogy by awardwinning australian author frank moorhouse. On a train from paris to geneva, edith campbell berry meets major ambrose westwood in the dining car, makes his acquaintance over a lunch of six courses, and allows him to kiss her passionately. Frank moorhouse, author of the edith trilogy grand days, dark. About the author frank moorhouse has written fiction, nonfiction, screenplays and essays and edited many collections of writing. Moorhouse is perhaps best known for winning the 2001 miles franklin literary award for his novel, dark palace. Frank moorhouse, author of the edith trilogy grand days, dark palace and now, cold light, answers ten terrifying questions. This site uses cookies to deliver our services, improve performance, for analytics, and if not signed in for advertising. The final effect of the book is intoxicating and unplaceably original. A contemporary romantic australian masterpiece, grand days. He has won major australian national prizes for the short story, the novel, the essay, and for script writing.
He worked as an editor of smalltown newspapers and as an administrator and in 1970s became a fulltime writer. It is also fitting that the league of nations, the setting for the book, should in the 1920s have had its headquarters in geneva in a former luxury hotel, while its own rather. The first book, grand days 1993 sees edith campbell berry join the league of nations as an enthusiastic, idealistic ingenue. He has won national prizes for his fiction, nonfiction, and essays. A novel by frank moorhouse and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Grand days by frank moorhouse, 9780143790907, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide.
One title appearing highly recommended on several reliable lists was a new frank moorhouse the third in his series on the league of nations. Grand days by frank moorhouse penguin books australia. For nearly 20 years, frank moorhouses edith trilogy has occupied a. Frank moorhouse is one of our finest writers, and hes probably most well known for his duet of historical fiction, grand days and dark palace, two works that describe the establishment and the. T he faded but still brave word grand in the title of frank moorhouses new novel gives a signal from another age, the 1920s, when after the wartoendallwars there were grand ideals and grand hotels. As a young woman in the 1920s, edith travelled from australia to geneva to join the league of nations, and stayed there through ww2 until the collapse of the league in 1950. G rand days is volume one of frank moorhouses palais des nations novels, and is connected to the authors previous works fortyseventeen and the electrical experience by the characters of edith campbell berry and george mcdowell. The edith trilogy by frank moorhouse grand days, dark.
Grand days won the sa premiers award for fiction and dark palace won the miles franklin literary award. In 1993s grand days, we met 26yearold australian edith, on her way. I bought the the first one grand days about fifteen years ago. Grand days won the adelaide festival national prize for fiction. Grand days 9780330335003 by moorhouse, frank and a great selection of similar new, used and collectible books available now at great prices.