Vasco Pratolini is, in one sense, a writer who in his stories, though clear in description and terms, is rather abstract in his meaning. He leaves the reader with an understanding of what exactly took place in the narrative, while also allowing the reader to come to his or her own conclusion as ...

In comparing Dirt Music by Tim Winton, and Journey to the Stone Country by Alex Miller, both novels have numerous similarities and differences.  Winton and Miller have based both their novels in Australia.  The focus is on the journeys that the characters in each novel take. Winton’s  journey o...