Biographer Gabriella Kelly-Davies chats with biographers across the world about the myriad of choices they make while researching, writing and publishing life stories. In every episode, she explores elements of narrative strategy such as structure, use of fiction techniques, facts and truth, beginnings and endings and to what extent the writer interpreted the evidence rather than providing clues and leaving it to readers to do the interpreting themselves. She also asks how they researched their books; how they balanced a subject’s public, personal and inner lives; and ethical issues, such as privacy and revealing secrets.
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Biographer Gabriella Kelly-Davies chats with biographers across the world about the myriad of choices they make while researching, writing and publishing life stories. In every episode, she explores elements of narrative strategy such as structure, use of fiction techniques, facts and truth, beginnings and endings and to what extent the writer interpreted the evidence rather than providing clues and leaving it to readers to do the interpreting themselves. She also asks how they researched their books; how they balanced a subject’s public, personal and inner lives; and ethical issues, such as privacy and revealing secrets.
Jillian Graham "Inner Song: A Biography of Margaret Sutherland"
Biographers in Conversation
54 minutes
2 weeks ago
Jillian Graham "Inner Song: A Biography of Margaret Sutherland"
In this episode of Biographers in Conversation, the musician and author Dr Jillian Graham chats with Dr Gabriella Kelly-Davies about her choices while crafting Inner Song. A Biography of Margaret Sutherland, the life story of the ‘Grand Old Lady of Classical Music.’
Here’s what you’ll discover in this episode:
Margeret Sutherland was a child prodigy, composer, pianist and teacher. She composed more than 200 works and was an influential champion of both contemporary and Australian music
Margaret Sutherland’s role in Australia’s cultural history and why she still matters, 40 years after her death
How Jillian Graham narrowed the biographical scope given the avalanche of evidence she sourced during her painstaking research
How Margaret’s character drove the plot of Inner Song
How Jillian balanced Margaret’s voice and perspective and her voice as the narrator
How Jillian balanced Margaret’s public persona and professional accomplishments with her human story
How Jillian reconciled conflicting opinions about Margaret Sutherland
Why it was so vital to bring Margaret Sutherland’s story to a new generation of readers and music lovers.
Biographers in Conversation
Biographer Gabriella Kelly-Davies chats with biographers across the world about the myriad of choices they make while researching, writing and publishing life stories. In every episode, she explores elements of narrative strategy such as structure, use of fiction techniques, facts and truth, beginnings and endings and to what extent the writer interpreted the evidence rather than providing clues and leaving it to readers to do the interpreting themselves. She also asks how they researched their books; how they balanced a subject’s public, personal and inner lives; and ethical issues, such as privacy and revealing secrets.
