PhD Student in English, University of Sydney
Dan Dixon is a PhD candidate in English Department at The University of Sydney. His research focuses on ethics and the author figure in the essay.
The atomic bomb and a near-death experience shadow Richard Flanagan's autobiographical Question 7
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The most astonishing and accomplished sequence in Richard Flanagans Question 7 arrives near the books end, as he describes the near-death experience that inspired his first novel, Death of a River Guide, published in...
Two dozen candidates, one big target: in a crowded Democratic field, who can beat Trump?
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