Conversation in a Train and Other Critical Writing

by Frank Sargeson, Kevin Cunningham (Editor)

Frank Sargeson wrote fiction for over half a century as well as occasional criticism in many forms and on many topics. He was particularly concerned with societies which grew on the 19th-century European colonial frontiers, and with the writers they produced.

220 pages, Hardcover

First published October 11, 1984

About the author

The pen name of Norris Frank Davey. He is considered one of the most prominent short story writers of New Zealand, alongside Katherine Mansfield. Sargeson has been credited with introducing everyday New Zealand English to literature.

Reviews

[Thomas · Rating 3 out of 5]

readable and generally compelling critical writings and observations, although i'm not personally that interested in the realist tradition he's coming from. the long interview about the craft of writing is probably the highlight here.