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Mordant beauty

by Peter Craven
September 2013, no. 354

The Young Desire It by Kenneth Mackenzie

Text Publishing, $29.99 pb, 368 pp, 9781922147509

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The legend of Kenneth Mackenzie (1913–55) has always hovered around the corridors of Australian literature. From Western Australia, was he? Died young, didn’t he? Trouble with drink, wasn’t it? Or sexual identity, could it have been? They say he’s worth reading but nobody much has, have they?

 


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The Young Desire It by Kenneth Mackenzie

Text Publishing, $29.99 pb, 368 pp, 9781922147509

ABR receives a commission on items purchased through this link. All ABR reviews are fully independent.


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