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Issue Details: First known date: 2024... 2024 The Deal
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'It's 1975, and at the threshold of his writing career Andy McPherson is navigating how to be fully present both for his partner, Jo, and their young daughter.

'When forced to take a part-time teaching job Andy meets Lang Tzu, a charismatic and intriguing man. Andy is drawn deeper into a dangerous relationship when Lang asks him to prove his friendship by brokering a risky deal for a much-desired piece of art. Andy finally consents despite Jo's opposition. In the process, Andy is in fact negotiating his own deal with himself as an artist and is compelled to face up to the conflict between his conception of art as a creative gift and the realities of the art market.

'Powerful and perceptive, Miller's profound and intimate depiction of Jo and her partnership with Andy, and his poignant portrait of Lang's troubled genius, form the beating heart of this beautiful novel.' (Publication summary)

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    • Crows Nest, North Sydney - Lane Cove area, Sydney Northern Suburbs, Sydney, New South Wales,: Allen and Unwin , 2024 .
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      Extent: 304p.
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      • Published 1 October 2024
      ISBN: 9781761471575

Works about this Work

A Deal with Art : Alex Miller’s Absorbing New Novel Anthony Lynch , 2024 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , November no. 470 2024; (p. 36)

— Review of The Deal Alex Miller , 2024 single work novel
'Evocations of artists, art history, and the art world have become a near staple of the literary novel, nationally and internationally. Local examples from the past decade include Emily Bitto’s The Strays (2014), Gail Jones’s The Death of Noah Glass (2018), and Katrina Kell’s Chloé (2024). Alex Miller’s novel The Deal, his fourteenth, is the latest to probe the alluring, sometimes shady art world. It is not Miller’s first such foray; Autumn Laing (2011) was based on the machinations of the Melbourne Heide set.' (Introduction)
Portrait of Art and Desperation Matthew J. Mason , 2024 single work review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 12-13 October 2024; (p. 13)

— Review of The Deal Alex Miller , 2024 single work novel
Alex Miller : The Deal Stephen Romei , 2024 single work review
— Appears in: The Saturday Paper , 12-18 October 2024;

— Review of The Deal Alex Miller , 2024 single work novel

'Alex Miller’s 14th novel, The Deal, is “a true story in four parts”. How much of it is autobiographical is a question only the author can answer, but there are hints for readers who know his life and work.' (Introduction)   

Alex Miller : The Deal Stephen Romei , 2024 single work review
— Appears in: The Saturday Paper , 12-18 October 2024;

— Review of The Deal Alex Miller , 2024 single work novel

'Alex Miller’s 14th novel, The Deal, is “a true story in four parts”. How much of it is autobiographical is a question only the author can answer, but there are hints for readers who know his life and work.' (Introduction)   

Portrait of Art and Desperation Matthew J. Mason , 2024 single work review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 12-13 October 2024; (p. 13)

— Review of The Deal Alex Miller , 2024 single work novel
A Deal with Art : Alex Miller’s Absorbing New Novel Anthony Lynch , 2024 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , November no. 470 2024; (p. 36)

— Review of The Deal Alex Miller , 2024 single work novel
'Evocations of artists, art history, and the art world have become a near staple of the literary novel, nationally and internationally. Local examples from the past decade include Emily Bitto’s The Strays (2014), Gail Jones’s The Death of Noah Glass (2018), and Katrina Kell’s Chloé (2024). Alex Miller’s novel The Deal, his fourteenth, is the latest to probe the alluring, sometimes shady art world. It is not Miller’s first such foray; Autumn Laing (2011) was based on the machinations of the Melbourne Heide set.' (Introduction)
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