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shop the library Open 7 days o2 9273 1611 libshop@sl.nsw.gov.au www.sl.nsw.gov.au/shop P lachlan macquaRie by M H Ellis This landmark biography has been reissued for the bicentenary of Lachlan Macquarie’s appointment as Governor of NSW. With a new introduction by historian Beverley Kingston, the book paints a vivid picture of this period of Australia’s history, when a governor’s word was law. M H Ellis gives a detailed account of the life of this complex and important historical figure. $40 food safaRi by Maeve O’Meara Maeve O’Meara has spent most of her life seeking out great food, recipes and the clever people who make simple ingredients sing. In this wonderful book she takes the reader on an adventure into 34 diverse cuisines by exploring the basic ingredients of each cuisine and making the exotic familiar. Food Safari offers simple recipes that anyone can cook at home. $55 On the map The Library’s expert maps staff have chosen a range of historical maps of Sydney for sale as fine art prints. Available to order through the Library Shop or online, prices start at $48. see www.sl.nsw.gov.au/shop legacy by Larissa Behrendt Larissa Behrendt AO spoke at two recent State Library events with standing room only to see the popular author and law professor. Behrendt’s new novel Legacy is the story of Simone Harlowe, an Aboriginial lawyer straddling two lives and two cultures while studying at Harvard. $24.95 Interrobang bracelet A sterling silver bracelet, featuring our bold new ‘interrobang’ logo, is part of an exclusive gift range to be launched to mark the Mitchell Library centenary. 32 / s l m a g a z i n e Summer 2009/10 / State Library of New South Wales
‘‘ Professor Raimond Gaita delivered the National Biography Award lecture at the Library in November on the subject of ‘Truth in biography’. He is writing a book of essays related to his award-winning memoir Romulus, My Father. is it Possible foR a biogRaPheR to PResent a tRue dePiction of his oR heR subJect I’m sure people would stop reading biography unless they thought it offered, in principle, an answer to the question, ‘Was this person (the biographical subject) really like that’ Some people say that the question is incorrigibly naive, but I think they are mistaken. did the film of roMuLus, My father change hoW you thought about youR WRiting Because the characters (especially Christine) were filled out in certain ways, it raised new questions about them. Also, since it aimed and, I think, succeeded in being true to the spirit of the book, it raised very interesting questions about the ideas at the heart of the book. And because I read and discussed in detail every draft of the screenplay, I learned a lot about the problems screenwriters face in adapting a book like Romulus to the screen. Q&A Raimond hoW can PhilosoPhy be aPPlied to eveRyday life It can’t in any straightforward way. Philosophers do, of course, sit on various committees — but it is controversial whether that is, on the whole, a good thing. It depends on the state of philosophy at the time, and on the philosophers who are doing it. I have written about it in an essay, ‘The responsibility of intellectuals’, in my book A Common Humanity and also in the last chapter of Good and Evil. What fascinates you at the moment My grandchildren. But I assume you’re asking about my work. I’m thinking a lot about the different forms of our relations to the natural world and also about the complex relations between morality, law, politics, philosophy and literature. In the next year or so, I also want to write a memoir celebrating the lives of people who have mattered to me. s l What do you love about libRaRies Gaita That they honour so well their responsibility of custodianship. And, of course, like many people, I love to browse. a RecoRding of the national biogRaPhy aWaRd lectuRe is available on ouR Website. ‘ m a g a z i n e Summer 2009/10 / State Library of New South Wales / 33
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