Watching the Climbers on the Mountain
First edition | |
| Author | Alex Miller |
|---|---|
| Cover artist | Gus Cohen |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Novel |
| Publisher | Pan Books, Australia |
Publication date | 1988 |
| Publication place | Australia |
| Media type | Print (Paperback) |
| Pages | 224 pp |
| ISBN | 978-0-33027-113-4 |
Watching the Climbers on the Mountain is a novel by the Australian author Alex Miller.[1] It was first published in 1988 by Pan Books Australia and was republished by Allen & Unwin in 2012.
Reviews
Howard Willis in The Age concluded that the novel is a "good read". he continued:" There are passages of excllent story-telling–the description, for example, of a country-show boxing bout is good, solid stuff."[2]
Reviewing the novel for The Canberra Times Stan Barney noted: "Miller is a good writer, developing a smouldering, sensual tension, particularly in the early part of the book before the two lovers finally get together. His characters are clearly defined so that one can sympathise with and under stand their dilemmas and actions."[3]
Publishing history
After the novel's original publication by Pan Books in 1988[1] it was subsequently reprinted by Allen and Unwin in 2012,[4] and then by Atlantic Books in the UK in 2017.[5]
Notes
- Dedication: For Stephanie and Ross.[5]
Interviews
Jane Sullivan, 'Interview: Alex Miller', 'The Sydney Morning Herald', October 5, 2013, [1], accessed January 2014.
References
- ^ a b "Watching the Climbers on the Mountain by Alex Miller (Pan)". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 12 December 2025.
- ^ ""Peaks and tourghs of new fiction"". The Age, 15 October 1988. ProQuest 2521292246. Retrieved 12 December 2025.
- ^ ""Mixed bag of short stories and smouldering first novel of outback passion"". The Canberra Times, 29 January 1989, p18. Retrieved 12 December 2025.
- ^ "Watching the Climbers on the Mountain by Alex Miller (A&U)". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 12 December 2025.
- ^ a b "Watching the Climbers on the Mountain by Alex Miller". Austlit. Retrieved 12 December 2025.
- Peter Pierce, 2004, 'The solitariness of Alex Miller', Australian Literary Studies, 21 (3). pp. 299–311. [2] accessed January 2014.