Review

Alex Miller's Max is a heartfelt meditation on friendship and the past

By Michael McKernan
November 21 2020 - 12:00am
Australian author Alex Miller. Picture: Kate Miller
Australian author Alex Miller. Picture: Kate Miller
  • Max, by Alex Miller. Allen & Unwin. $29.99.

Max is a meditation on friendship. Beautifully written, engaging, deeply human, it is also a tale of grief and loss. Alex, an undergraduate at Melbourne University, and a migrant from Britain, meets Max Blatt, a migrant from Germany. They quickly become close friends.

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