Poor Fellow My Country

Poor Fellow My Country

$15.00 AUD

Availability: in stock at our Tullamarine warehouse

Condition: SECONDHAND

This is a secondhand book. The jacket image is a photograph of the exact copy we have in stock. This image shows the condition of this book. Further condition remarks are below.

Author: Xavier Herbert
Binding: Hardback
Published: William Collins Publishers - BCE., 1975

Condition:
Book: Good
Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damage
Pages: Tanning and foxing
Markings: Fair - Bumping on spine and corners. Rubbed edges.

Xavier Herbert's "Poor Fellow My Country" is an epic work of Australian historical fiction, chronicling the tumultuous lives of its characters against the backdrop of the country's evolving identity from the 1930s to the 1960s. This sprawling narrative presents a powerful critique of colonialism and its impact on Indigenous Australians, weaving together themes of land, justice, and cultural clash. The novel details the complex relationships and struggles of its diverse cast, offering a profound and often challenging look at Australia's past. It stands as a monumental achievement in Australian literature, celebrated for its scope and unflinching portrayal of a nation in flux.

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Description

Author: Xavier Herbert
Binding: Hardback
Published: William Collins Publishers - BCE., 1975

Condition:
Book: Good
Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damage
Pages: Tanning and foxing
Markings: Fair - Bumping on spine and corners. Rubbed edges.

Xavier Herbert's "Poor Fellow My Country" is an epic work of Australian historical fiction, chronicling the tumultuous lives of its characters against the backdrop of the country's evolving identity from the 1930s to the 1960s. This sprawling narrative presents a powerful critique of colonialism and its impact on Indigenous Australians, weaving together themes of land, justice, and cultural clash. The novel details the complex relationships and struggles of its diverse cast, offering a profound and often challenging look at Australia's past. It stands as a monumental achievement in Australian literature, celebrated for its scope and unflinching portrayal of a nation in flux.