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This is a marvellous tragicomic collection of real life dramas and images from Barry Dickins, one of our most perceptive and original writers and illustrators. We see his mum and dad before Dickins was born, on a bus to Reservoir at the end of the war - 'he with his gorgeous blue eye and his army shirt, she so beautiful in her pineapple print dress'. We walk along magical Collins Street with young Dickins and his dad, watch his nan in Preston flinging lit matches at the gas jet, weep with Mr Greeb, headmaster. Dickins writes of hippy days, the glory of it all, and the horrors at the Albion Hotel - 'I wouldn't go into the Albion now if someone promised me a free weatherboard house and a garden full of children.' Barry Dickins has an extraordinary gift of the gab. He has captured the absurd and the everyday - the pain and the pleasure and the poetry in the life of the artist battler struggling to make sense of it all.
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The Gift of the Gab
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McPhee Gribble, Melbourne, 1988
ISBN 10: 0140108661
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Paperback. Condition: Good. A collection of witty and idiosyncratic pieces from celebrated Australian author and journalist, Barry Dickins. *The Gift of the Gab* showcases Dickins' distinctive voice, blending humor, poignant observation, and sharp social commentary into a series of essays and short works. A delightful read for fans of Australian literature and unique literary voices. This paperback edition, published in 1988 by McPhee Gribble, Melbourne, is offered in good condition, suitable for reading and collection. Seller Inventory # BATCH-9780140108668-20260113210426
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The Gift of the Gab: Stories from the Life of Barry Dickins
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Taschenbuch. Condition: Gut. 120 S. B3149-259 9780140108668 Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 505. Seller Inventory # 155603
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The Gift of the Gab: Stories from the Life of Barry Dickins [Signed]
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Pictorial Wraps. Condition: Very Good. Reprint. SIGNED in full by Australian author, poet, playwrite, journalist, artist, & funny man Barry Dickins in black ink on first page. Numerous b&w illustrations by Barry Dickins throughout. Cover illustration by Barry Dickins. Former owner's ink notation (& crudely crossed out with black marker) on first page which partly affects the author's signature, slight handling wear, otherwise a nice clean tight solid softcover copy. 110pp. Scarce signed copy. SB-37. Signed by Author(s). Seller Inventory # 003092
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