2016 Mick: A Life Of Randolph Stow by S. Falkiner Australian Biography Book

The book also delves into Stow's personal struggles and emotional complexities, revealing a man who was intensely private, sensitive, and often uncomfortable with fame and public attention. Falkiner uses letters, diaries, archival material, and interviews with friends and acquaintances to reconstruct Stow's relationships, creative anxieties, and gradual withdrawal from Australian literary society. His experiences living in remote Aboriginal communities and later in Papua New Guinea proved especially significant, exposing him to cultural tensions and moral questions that became central themes in his writing. The biography also discusses his eventual move to England, where he lived quietly for decades while publishing less frequently.