A Low Breed
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.
Condition remarks:
Book: Fair
Jacket: Wear and tear with damage
Pages: Yellowed
Markings: Previous owner
Condition remarks: Note: DJ repaired with tapes.
Bold, irreverent, and bracingly unconventional, A Low Breed by Joseph Johnson is a sharp-edged satirical novel that thrusts its readers into a world where social norms are upended with wit and audacity. The story chronicles a cast of characters navigating the shifting moral and cultural landscapes of a society in transition, where old hierarchies crumble and a new, unruly order rises in their place — one that refuses to play by the established rules. Johnson writes with a sardonic eye and a flair for the absurd, crafting scenes that simultaneously provoke laughter and genuine reflection on the nature of power, desire, and identity. His prose is lean yet charged, carrying an undercurrent of social commentary that gives the narrative a lasting resonance beyond its surface-level comedy. A product of its era, A New Breed remains a curious and compelling artefact of countercultural fiction — one that leaves the reader wondering just how much, or how little, society has truly changed.
Author: Joseph Johnson
Format: Hardback
Published: 1976, Nelson, Australia
Genre: Modern fiction
Condition remarks:
Book: Fair
Jacket: Wear and tear with damage
Pages: Yellowed
Markings: Previous owner
Condition remarks: Note: DJ repaired with tapes.
Bold, irreverent, and bracingly unconventional, A Low Breed by Joseph Johnson is a sharp-edged satirical novel that thrusts its readers into a world where social norms are upended with wit and audacity. The story chronicles a cast of characters navigating the shifting moral and cultural landscapes of a society in transition, where old hierarchies crumble and a new, unruly order rises in their place — one that refuses to play by the established rules. Johnson writes with a sardonic eye and a flair for the absurd, crafting scenes that simultaneously provoke laughter and genuine reflection on the nature of power, desire, and identity. His prose is lean yet charged, carrying an undercurrent of social commentary that gives the narrative a lasting resonance beyond its surface-level comedy. A product of its era, A New Breed remains a curious and compelling artefact of countercultural fiction — one that leaves the reader wondering just how much, or how little, society has truly changed.