Relatively Famous

Averill, Roger

ISBN 10: 0995409897 / ISBN 13: 9780995409897

Published by Transit Lounge, 2018

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[Author], [Publisher]. NB: This is a secondhand book in very good condition. See our FAQs for more information. Please note that the jacket image is indicative only. A description of our secondhand books is not always available. Please contact us if you have a question about this title. Author: Roger Averill Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 304 Michael and MajorieMadigan refuse to be interviewed by biographer Sinclair Hughes for his new book Inside the Lion's Den: The Literary Life of Gilbert Madigan. Thisis not surprising as Gilbert is Marjorie's ex- husband and Michael's mostlyabsent father. In Roger Averill'sbrilliantly conceived new novel, Relatively Famous, Gilbert Madigan is Australia's first Booker Prizewinner, a feted and much lauded author that the U.K. and U.S. now likes to calltheir own. Michael cannot escape his father's life and work, and at times hisown life seems swallowed by it. His father's success is a source of undeniablepleasure but also of great turmoil. How does one live in the shadow of a famous relative who we never seem to beable to live up to? In a world increasinglyobsessed with fame and celebrity, this engrossing novel subtly explores notions of success , masculinity, betrayaland loss, and ultimately what it might mean to live a good life.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Relatively Famous
• Publisher: Transit Lounge
• Publication Date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0995409897
• ISBN 13: 9780995409897
• Binding: Paperback
• Book Type: Paperback

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Synopsis

Michael and Marjorie Madigan refuse to be interviewed by biographer Sinclair Hughes for his new book Inside the Lion's Den: The Literary Life of Gilbert Madigan. This is not surprising as Gilbert is Marjorie's ex- husband and Michael's mostly absent father.

In Roger Averill's brilliantly conceived new novel, Relatively Famous, Gilbert Madigan is Australia's first Booker Prize winner, a feted and much lauded author that the U.K. and U.S. now likes to call their own. Michael cannot escape his father's life and work, and at times his own life seems swallowed by it. His father's success is a source of undeniable pleasure but also of great turmoil. How does one live in the shadow of a famous relative who we never seem to be able to live up to?

In a world increasingly obsessed with fame and celebrity, this engrossing novel subtly explores notions of success , masculinity, betrayal and loss, and ultimately what it might mean to live a good life.