Essaying opinions

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02 November 2011 

At this Melbourne Writers Festival event, three renowned essay writers debate the health of the essay form in Australia. Do Richard Flanagan, Robert Manne and Marieke Hardy think we are being served well by our publishers and thinkers? Does the essay really have the power to change broad public opinion?

The discussion is chaired by Alison Croggon and presented by Melbourne Writers Festival 2011

 

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