Frank Sargeson (1903–1982)
Autor(a) de The Stories
About the Author
Frank Sargeson won international recognition as a writer whose work reflects a strong New Zealand sensibility. Born and raised in Hamilton, he trained as a lawyer. Seeking to escape the puritanical restraints of his family, he traveled to England but returned two years later, in 1928. Sargeson's mostrar mais first book, Conversation with My Uncle and Other Sketches, appeared in 1936. The writer continued to publish throughout his life, including novels and plays, as well as autobiography and criticism, but his short stories remain his major accomplishment. The fact that much of his work is out of print may suggest the changing fashions in literary tastes. Still, Sargeson is an important figure in New Zealand literature. Contemporary criticism tends to see his work not merely as a realistic depiction of New Zealand life but as a fictional process preoccupied with identity: "gender identity, national identity, economic identity, social identity, and cultural identity," in the words of Lydia Wevers. (Bowker Author Biography) mostrar menos
Séries
Obras de Frank Sargeson
When the wind blows 3 cópias
Speaking for ourselves 2 cópias
I for one-- 2 cópias
The Undertaker's Story 1 exemplar(es)
Conversation with my uncle 1 exemplar(es)
Conversation In A Train 1 exemplar(es)
Associated Works
Etiquetado
Conhecimento Comum
- Nome de batismo
- Davey, Norris Frank
- Data de nascimento
- 1903-03-23
- Data de falecimento
- 1982-03-01
- Sexo
- male
- Nacionalidade
- New Zealand
- Local de nascimento
- Hamilton, New Zealand
- Local de falecimento
- Auckland, New Zealand
- Locais de residência
- Hamilton, New Zealand (birth)
Takapuna, Auckland, New Zealand
England, UK - Educação
- law
- Ocupação
- short story writer
novelist - Premiações
- Honorary LittD, University of Auckland
Membros
Resenhas
Listas
Prêmios
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Associated Authors
Estatísticas
- Obras
- 30
- Also by
- 10
- Membros
- 198
- Popularidade
- #110,929
- Avaliação
- 3.8
- Resenhas
- 1
- ISBNs
- 30
So the experiences seem to be those of the author himself and people he knows; rooming houses, pubs, jail, lowly employment, the Slump, form the backdrop, as well as recollections from childhood. The earlier stories are very short, only a page or two; the longest ("That Summer") almost a novella.
Some pack a punch (I was particularly struck by "A Great Day", where the good clean fun of two chaps going sailing takes an unexpected twist...) With others I couldn't quite see the point. Homosexuality is hinted at throughout, though our protagonists with their 'cobbers' are not averse to female company too.
I came across Frank Sargeson while reading the autobiography of Janet Frame (to whom he was mentor and friend.)
Of varying quality but worth reading.… (mais)