Loose Living [electronic resource]
Frank Moorhouse2011
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A book of comic writing that incisively dissects our contemporary new
sensitivities.
How our Hero came to be a cultural ambassador in France fell into strange
company; how he encountered the Duc and his entourage; how Europe responded to
his Australian ways; how refinement eluded him; how the queen of commas almost
brought him down by tugging his rope; how he became an honoured member of the
Montaigne Clinic for civilised disorders; and how he began to discover the good
life and how to get it when disaster struck. As Australia turns to Asia,
Moorhouse's hero is permitted one last look at Europe.
Loose Living is his dispatches home, detailing his arrival in the wondrously
civilised world of France; his glittering life at the chateau with the Duc; his
fall into disgrace at the Ecole des Beaux Arts Perdus; and his appointment as
Gregarious Fellow at the Montaigne Clinic for Civilised disorders, deep in the
Pyrenees. Incorporating Cuisine Cruelle compiled by Chef Bilson an...
Main title:
Loose Living [electronic resource] / Frank Moorhouse
Author:
Frank Moorhouse, Author
Imprint:
Australia : Random House Australia, 2011
Collation:
1 online resource (1 text file) (292.0 pages)
Audience:
General/trade
System details:
Platform: epubMode of access: Internet
ISBN:
9781742746623
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
436526
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| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
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| Online | Online resource (Member logon) | indyreads - eBook |