On John Marsden / Alice Pung.
Publication details: Carlton, Vic. : Schwartz Publishing, 2017.Description: 85 pages ; 19 cmISBN:- 9781863959568 :
- Alice Pung on John Marsden
- Writers on writers
- A823.3 23
| Item type | Home library | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item reserves | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Book | Melbourne Athenaeum Library | Biography | 823.3 PUN | Available | 071527 |
Published by Black Inc. in association with the University of Melbourne and State Library Victoria.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 73-81)
In this book, Alice Pung writes about one of her deep influences, the much-loved and successful John Marsden. Alice writes 'I keep coming back to John Marsden. What makes him so fascinating to me is that as a young adult writer, he comes at it with a whole philosophy of what it means to be a teenager it is embedded in his two schools, but also his early experiences with mental illness and hospitalisation. It brings interesting questions for an author of YA fiction how much darkness is allowed, before you are considered a bad influence?' Offering a personal take, Alice Pung entertains and enlightens. This is a book to cherish about writers and writing.
