On Humbug


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With his trademark eloquence and humour, Robert Dessaix, one of Australia's eminent writers, tackles humbug in the modern world-the tide of mumbo jumbo where words fall short of what they mean and motivations are not always what they appear.

Author: Robert Dessaix
Publisher: Hachette Australia
Published: 07/13/2021
Pages: 128
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.14lbs
Size: 6.02h x 4.55w x 0.34d
ISBN13: 9780733643903
ISBN10: 0733643906
BISAC Categories:
- Social Science | Customs & Traditions
- Philosophy | Social

About the Author
Robert Dessaix is a writer, broadcaster and translator. After teaching Russian language and literature at the ANU and University of NSW, he presented ABC Radio National's Books and Writing program for ten years. In 1995 he began writing full-time. His best-known books are his autobiography A Mother's Disgrace, the novels Night Letters and Corfu, and the travel memoirs Twilight of Love and Arabesques. He lives in Hobart.