Working Forest

by Les Murray

ISBN: 1 875989 16 1

Price: $27.50

Publication date: May 1997

The most complete selection of Les Murray's prose to be published in Australia. It is named after the long autobiographical essay 'In a Working Forest' included here.

Readers familiar only with Les Murray as a poet might be surprised at the volume and quality of his prose. The pieces in this book range from brief and amusing occasional pieces to some of the wisest essays written about Australia. Subjects include republicanism, religion, Antarctica, the bush and, of course, poetry.