Some People
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: W.N. Scott
Binding: Hardback
Published: The Jacaranda Press, 1968
Condition:
Book: Good
Jacket: Wear and tear
Pages: Yellowed
Markings: No markings
Condition remarks: Cloth in good condition.
A sharp and unsentimental study of Australian society, Some People presents a series of vivid character portraits that dissect the tensions, aspirations, and contradictions of mid-20th-century life. W.N. Scott writes with precision and restraint, constructing a literary mosaic that illustrates the quiet struggles of ordinary individuals against the backdrop of shifting cultural norms. This work of literary fiction argues for the significance of the overlooked and the unremarkable, insisting that personal histories—however modest—carry weight and consequence. Scott’s prose is lean yet evocative, and his narrative structure resists sentimentality in favour of psychological clarity. The book stands as a compelling social document, grounded in realism and shaped by a distinctly Australian voice.
Author: W.N. Scott
Binding: Hardback
Published: The Jacaranda Press, 1968
Condition:
Book: Good
Jacket: Wear and tear
Pages: Yellowed
Markings: No markings
Condition remarks: Cloth in good condition.
A sharp and unsentimental study of Australian society, Some People presents a series of vivid character portraits that dissect the tensions, aspirations, and contradictions of mid-20th-century life. W.N. Scott writes with precision and restraint, constructing a literary mosaic that illustrates the quiet struggles of ordinary individuals against the backdrop of shifting cultural norms. This work of literary fiction argues for the significance of the overlooked and the unremarkable, insisting that personal histories—however modest—carry weight and consequence. Scott’s prose is lean yet evocative, and his narrative structure resists sentimentality in favour of psychological clarity. The book stands as a compelling social document, grounded in realism and shaped by a distinctly Australian voice.