The first novel in a trilogy by the winner of the Miles Franklin Award, Australia's most presitigious literary prize, who has been compared to Joyce, Faulkner and Marquez. Set in the early nineteenth century, it tells the story of a young English convict transported to an Australian colony, where he escapes into the bush and becomes the adopted member of an Aborigine clan.
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0374256683
ISBN13:9780374256685
Release Date:September 1991
Publisher:Farrar Straus Giroux
Length:214 Pages
Weight:1.00 lbs.
Dimensions:0.8" x 4.5" x 7.0"
Customer Reviews
1 rating
A GREAT STORY
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 24 years ago
I loved this book. It has a dream-like feel. I grew to like F.J. The last few pages holds a surprise. Read "The Grisly Wife" for a (brief) mention of F.J.
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