Myfanwy Gollan Myfanwy Gollan i(A2596 works by) (a.k.a. Myfanwy Horne)
Born: Established: 23 Jul 1933 Newcastle, Newcastle - Hunter Valley area, New South Wales, ; Died: Ceased: 30 Jul 2013
Gender: Female
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Myfanwy Gollan 'trained as a journalist with the Sydney Morning Herald and has contributed to newspapers, magazines and books as a reviewer, columnist and social commentator. She was consulting editor for all her husband's [Donald Horne's] (q.v.) published work, starting with The Lucky Country in 1964'.

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Sighted: 24/09/2007

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y separately published work icon Dying : A Memoir Camberwell : Penguin , 2007 Z1430747 2007 selected work autobiography biography essay 'On learning that his illness was terminal, Donald Home began dictating his experience of dying, and his resulting journal is full of courage, honesty, insight and humour. Ever the intellectual, he also recorded his last thoughts on some of the big human questions: faith and regret, the uses of art, the rewards of the engaged mind. And on contemporary dilemmas such as the Iraq War, anti-Americanism and the meaning of democracy. These essays have been refined by his wife and long-time editor, Myfanwy, who has also written her own inspirational account of Donald's final weeks.' (Publisher's blurb)
2007 winner The Fellowship of Australian Writers Victoria Inc. National Literary Awards — Barbara Ramsden Award Jointly awarded to the authors and the publisher's editor Meredith Rose.
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