Randolph Stow
Randolph Stow, in full Julian Randolph Stow, Australian novelist and poet noted for his economical style and great powers of description. Stow's first novel, A Haunted Land (1956), a wild, almost Gothic tale, appeared in the same year that he graduated from the University of Western Australia. Among Stow's books of poetry are Act One (1957), Outrider (1962), and A Counterfeit Silence (1969). He also published Poetry from Australia (1969) with Judith Wright and William Hart-Smith.
Randolph Stow, in full Julian Randolph Stow, Australian novelist and poet noted for his economical style and great powers of description. Stow's first novel, A Haunted Land (1956), a wild, almost Gothic tale, appeared in the same year that he graduated from the University of Western Australia. Among Stow's books of poetry are Act One (1957), Outrider (1962), and A Counterfeit Silence (1969). He also published Poetry from Australia (1969) with Judith Wright and William Hart-Smith. See less
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Randolph Stow book reviews
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The Girl Green as Elderflower
a wonderful book
This is one of my favorite books--and I'm almost 60 and read for a living, so it's had a lot of competition. Randolph Stow was a real antiquarian as well as a marvelous poet and writer (I mean the ... Read More
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To the Islands
A Spritual Journey
by Ian M, Jun 16, 2011
This is a simply remarkable book which well deserved its winning of the Miles Franklin Award. The story of a Christian who has lost his faith but finds a new one with the help of an Aboriginal guide ... Read More