Buch, Englisch, 320 Seiten, Paperback, Format (B × H): 110 mm x 178 mm
Reihe: Cities Series
Buch, Englisch, 320 Seiten, Paperback, Format (B × H): 110 mm x 178 mm
Reihe: Cities Series
ISBN: 978-1-74223-710-7
Verlag: UNIV OF NEW SOUTH WALES PR
In this bestselling book, Sophie Cunningham writes about what happened over the year that followed. She tries to capture the texture of the city, journeying into her own recollections of the city she grew up in and its history, along the way. Sit through a heatwave, visit the drains underneath the city, participate in a letterpress workshop, wander alongside the Yarra now protected by its traditional custodians the Wurundjeri, cycle alongside tram tracks and cheer at the footy. Live through the drought before the storm, the rain before yet more fire and days of searing heat. Along the way Cunningham shares her Melbourne, its stories and its characters, loving and hating its weather all the while. City of conversations, city of literature, layered and connected, Melbourne evokes the city’s spirit and heart. In her new Introduction Cunningham returns to Melbourne after a period away and reflects on how much her city has changed since Melbourne was first published in 2011: it is hotter, growing more trees and well and truly on the rise. - A deeply personal portrait of Melbourne by renowned writer and previous editor of Meanjin, Sophie Cunningham
- Explores the major influences that have shaped the city – Indigenous water management, weather, music, laneways, AFL, theatre, coffee, food, books, the Yarra River, creeks, cycling, pubs, suburbia and transport
- Considers how bushfires and drastically changing weather patterns have affected Melburnians
- Author is one of our most prominent writers and essayists, and a regular at writers’ festivals and literary events
- Updated edition of a classic with a new Introduction in which Cunningham reflects on how Melbourne has changed since her book was first published in 2011
- Melbourne was the bestselling title of all the books in the City Series
- She notes that Melbourne is on track to become Australia’s most populous city