The Education of Young Donald Trilogy
Including Confessions of a New Boy and Portrait of an Optimist
Donald Horne author Julia Horne editor Nick Horne editor
Format:Paperback
Publisher:NewSouth Publishing
Published:1st Aug '21
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A classic of Australian literature, The Education of Young Donald Trilogy combines Donald Horne's three autobiographies – The Education of Young Donald (1967), Confessions of a New Boy (1985) and Portrait of an Optimist (1988) – in one volume. Describing his formative years as he strays far from home, it tells how Donald moved among the social classes, strolled from one milieu to another, visited foreign lands, flirted between intellectual perspectives, had successes that were failures and failures that were successes and ends up, with an in increasing sense of exile.
With a keen intellect and a sharp wit, Horne portrays the rough and tumble world of journalism.
Donald Horne was an eager participant in 20th century public conversations that made Australia what it is today. His searching autobiographical trilogy introduces him to a new generation of readers."" — Edmund Campion
""His three-volume autobiography is one of the major literary achievements of twentieth century Australia…"" — Meaghan Morris, Gleebooks Gleaner
""In some ways, his personality embodied the Australia into which he was born in 1921: hard edged, wry-humoured, industrious and pragmatic. In a country with a deeply ingrained anti-intellectual tradition … Horne was a feisty advocate for the virtues of intellectual life."" — Mark McKenna, The Australian
ISBN: 9781742237299
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816 pages