Straight Shooter
Written by T.A.G. Hungerford
This volume brings together T.A.G. Hungerford’s three collections of highly acclaimed, bestselling autobiographical short stories. From his childhood in semi-rural suburbia to his wartime experiences in Bougainville and occupied Japan, from Press Officer to the venerable Billy Hughes to his days on the international news circuit, these stories make fascinating reading.
PRAISE FOR THE BOOK
'Nostalgic, wise, witty and very enjoyable … the "old" master, Hungerford, is a clear winner.' The Australian
'… a valuable record of the life and times of a sensitive, humane man.' Australian Book Review
Properties
| ISBN |
9781920731786 (Paperback)
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| Formats |
C Format
(234 x 153mm)
(Paperback)
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| Categories |
T.A.G. Hungerford Winners
Short Stories & Anthologies Autobiography, Biography & Memoir |
| Pages | 608 |
| Publication Year | 2003 |
| Edition | 1st |
| Publisher | Fremantle Press |
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T.A.G. Hungerford
Thomas Arthur Guy Hungerford was born in 1915 and grew up in South Perth. He served as a soldier in World War II before travelling to Japan with the British Commonwealth Occupation Force after the war. In 1948 he moved to Canberra, where he worked for the Australian War Memorial and began to write. In 1988 the T.A.G. Hungerford Award for unpublished Australian writers was created in his name. He died in 2011. Read more
