Dreams of Speaking

Dreams of Speaking
Dreams of Speaking  
Author(s) Gail Jones
Country Australia
Language English
Genre(s) Novel
Publisher Vintage Books, Australia
Publication date 2006
Media type Print (Paperback)
Pages 229 pp
ISBN 1741665221
OCLC Number 65526988
Dewey Decimal 823 22
LC Classification PR9619.3.J6863 D74 2006b
Preceded by Sixty Lights
Followed by Sorry

Dreams of Speaking is a 2006 novel by Australian author Gail Jones.

Contents

Themes

The novel explores the themes of the creative writing process, memory, loneliness and cross-cultural friendships.

Epigraph

"Let us sculpt in hopeless silence all our dreams of speaking" - Fernando Pessoa, The Book of Disquiet

Awards

Notes

  • This novel was also printed in a German edition.

Reviews

  • "The Age" [1]
  • "Readings" [2]
  • "The Sydney Morning Herald" [3]
  • "The Telegraph" [4]
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