Michael Heyward
Michael Heyward was John Clarke’s editor. He is publisher at Text Publishing and the author of The Ern Malley Affair (1993).
All essays by Michael Heyward
The Crazy Games of John Clarke
John Clarke had been in training to write The Tournament his whole life. He was curious about everything. He loved ideas. He was extraordinarily sensitive to language and to effects of style. He was a brilliant mimic and parodist. He had the nerveless approach of the encyclopaedist. And he adored the idiom of sports commentary.
Dec. 2017 •
Australian literature • Fiction