My Country

Stories, essays and speeches from one of Australias foremost writers and thinkersUpdated edition of the bestselling collection of David Marrs work.David Marr is the rarest of breeds: one of Australias most unflinching, forensic reporters of political controversy, and one of its most subtle and eloquent biographers. In Marrs hands, reportage and commentary are elevated to artful and illuminating chronicles of our time.My Country collects his powerful writing on religion, sex, censorship and the law; striking accounts of leaders, moralists and scandalmongers; and elegant ruminations on the arts and the lives of artists. This updated edition includes reflections on his award-winning history Killing for Country and his explosive investigation of George Pell.This is a book of power and poetry, an essential documenting of this place and of the people, the ideas, the political and cultural transactions in it Marr is an exceptional writer. Jonathan GreenMarr articulates our questions, frustrations and suspicions, capturing the nations apprehensiveness towards the politicians we vote in and employ to serve us. ArtshubDavid Marr is as brilliant a biographer and journalist as this country has produced. Peter Craven