Robert Close interviewed by Hazel de Berg in the Hazel de Berg collection [sound recording]
- Bib ID:
- 1481391
- Format:
- Audio
- Author:
- Close, Robert S. (Robert Shaw), 1903-1995, interviewee
- Online Version:
- National Library of Australia digitised item
- Access Conditions:
- Access open for research, personal copies and public use.
- Description:
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- 1976
- 2 sound tape reels (ca. 66 min.) ; 5 in.
- Series:
- Hazel de Berg collection ; DeB 962-963
- Summary:
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Close speaks of the hardships encountered when unemployed or when working at various jobs; dealing with TB; his determination to become a writer; winning his first prize for short story writing; the "obscene libel" surrounding the publication of his novel "Love me, sailor"; going to Paris to try his luck; his views on marriage; writing "Eliza Callaghan"; living and writing in Spain and England.
- Notes:
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- Recorded on Nov. 9, 1976.
- Also available online http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-220871260
- Index/Finding Aid Note:
- Timed summary (5 p.) and transcript available (23 p.)
- Subject:
- Occupation:
- Novelists
- Other authors/contributors:
- De Berg, Hazel, 1913-1984, interviewer
- Related Records:
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This belongs to the Hazel de Berg collection.
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- Reason for copyright status:
- Until 2046 [Created/Published Date + 70 Years]
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- Material type:
- Sound Recording
- Published status:
- Unpublished
- Creation date:
- 1976
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