Kylie Tennant interviewed by Ken Henderson [sound recording]
- Bib ID:
- 2190526
- Format:
- Audio
- Author:
- Tennant, Kylie, 1912-1988, interviewee
- Access Conditions:
- Access open for research, personal copies and public use.
- Description:
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- 1980 Jul. 27
- 2 sound cassettes (ca. 121 min.) : analog, mono.
- Summary:
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Tennant talks on the writing of an autobiography; the pattern of her life; her close personal relationships; Lewis C. Rodd; her children; her observations of the family scene; her thoughts on suicide; her sensitivity; her parents and childhood; her involvement with the Christchurch of St. Lawrence; Bea Miles; Christopher Brennan; religious artistry; Kenneth Slessor; her novels; her visit to prison; Xavier Herbert; Patrick White and his writings; A.D. Hope; science fiction; Frank Clune; Elizabeth Harrower; influences on her early days of writing; her associations with the Literary funds; her present lifestyle.
- Biography/History:
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Kylie Tennant, Australian novelist and short-story writer
- Notes:
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- Recorded on July 27, 1980.
- Digital master available National Library of Australia ;
- Index/Finding Aid Note:
- Draft uncorrected transcript (typescript, 53 leaves)
- Subject:
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- Tennant, Kylie, 1912-1988 -- Interviews
- Tennant, Kylie, 1912-1988 -- Criticism and interpretation
- Women authors, Australian -- Interviews
- Australian literature -- Women authors -- History and criticism
- Social values in literature
- Women novelists, Australian -- Interviews
- Authors, Australian -- 20th century -- History and criticism
- Other authors/contributors:
- Henderson, Kenneth Russell, 1924?-1986, interviewer
- Copyright:
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In Copyright
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- Reason for copyright status:
- Until 2050 [Created/Published Date + 70 Years]
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- Material type:
- Sound Recording
- Published status:
- Unpublished
- Creation date:
- 1980
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