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An eye for eternity : the life of Manning Clark / Mark McKenna.

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Field name	Details
ISBN	9780522856170 (hbk.)
ISBN	0522856179 (hbk.)
Author	McKenna, Mark, 1959-
Title	An eye for eternity : the life of Manning Clark / Mark McKenna.
Publisher and/or associated date/s	Carlton, Vic. : MUP, 2011.
Description	793 p. : ill., ports. ; 25 cm.
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary	Manning Clark was a complex, demanding and brilliant man. Mark McKenna's compelling biography of this giant of Australia's cultural landscape is informed by his reading of Clark's extensive private letters, journals and diaries - many that have never been read before. An Eye for Eternity paints a sweeping portrait of the man who gave Australians the signature account of their own history. It tells of his friendships with Patrick White and Sidney Nolan. It details an urgent and dynamic marriage, ripped apart at times by Clark's constant need for extramarital romantic love. A son who wrote letters to his dead parents. A historian who placed narrative ahead of facts. A believer who flirted with Catholicism. A controversial public figure who marked slights and criticisms with deeply held grudges. To understand Clark's life is to understand twentieth century Australia.
Subjects	Clark, Manning, -- 1915-1991
	Historians -- Australia -- Biography
	Australia -- Historiography
Call number	994.007202 MCK

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A00904041	994.007202 MCK	General Collection		. Available to Museum Staff .