Wake in Fright
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.
Edition: First UK Edition
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damage
Pages: Tanning and foxing , price clipped
Markings: No markings
Condition remarks: The boards show slight discoloration with minor bumping at the spine and corners. A faded, foxed dust jacket is preserved in protective mylar, while the binding remains tight and the internal text is clean and bright despite yellowed, foxed edges.
This visceral masterpiece of psychological horror chronicles the brutal disintegration of a refined schoolteacher stranded in a desolate outback town. Cook uncovers the terrifying volatility of forced hyper-masculinity and isolation, presenting a stark indictment of the destructive social rituals found within the Australian interior.
Author: Kenneth Cook
Format: Hardback
Published: 1961, Michael Joseph, London
Edition: First UK Edition
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damage
Pages: Tanning and foxing , price clipped
Markings: No markings
Condition remarks: The boards show slight discoloration with minor bumping at the spine and corners. A faded, foxed dust jacket is preserved in protective mylar, while the binding remains tight and the internal text is clean and bright despite yellowed, foxed edges.
This visceral masterpiece of psychological horror chronicles the brutal disintegration of a refined schoolteacher stranded in a desolate outback town. Cook uncovers the terrifying volatility of forced hyper-masculinity and isolation, presenting a stark indictment of the destructive social rituals found within the Australian interior.