How the parallel lives of two influential editors shaped Australia's literary culture
- Written by: Jeff Sparrow, Lecturer, Centre for Advancing Journalism, The University of Melbourne
Founding editor of Meanjin, Clem Christesen (1911–2003).Baillieu LibraryThe cover of Jim Davidson’s Emperors in Lilliput juxtaposes a photograph of Meanjin’s Clem Christesen smoking a pipe with a picture of Overland’s Stephen Murray-Smith lighting his.
The design conveys Davidson’s focus on the parallels between the...
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