{"product_id":"2026100009364-secondhand-the-complete-stories","title":"The Complete Stories","description":"\u003cp\u003eEdition: 1st ed., 1st pr.,\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook: Very good\u003cbr\u003eJacket: Worn\/faded, no tears\u003cbr\u003ePages: Good\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom one of Australia's most celebrated and internationally acclaimed literary voices comes The Complete Stories, a sweeping collection that gathers the entirety of David Malouf's short fiction into a single definitive volume. Set across a richly varied tapestry of landscapes — from the sun-bleached suburbs of Brisbane to the ancient ruins of Europe — these stories chronicle the quiet dramas of ordinary lives, illuminating moments of grief, longing, memory, and unexpected grace with startling precision.\n\nMalouf's prose is distinguished by its luminous economy; each sentence is carefully weighted, each image charged with deeper symbolic resonance, drawing comparisons to the finest traditions of the short story form. His work argues powerfully for the short story as a vehicle capable of bearing the full weight of human experience, and these collected pieces demonstrate an artistic range and emotional depth that few writers can match. Whether confronting the mysteries of childhood or the ambiguities of ageing, The Complete Stories leaves the reader with the unsettling, exhilarating sense that the most profound truths are hidden just beneath the surface of the everyday.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49216191561947,"sku":"2026100009364-SECONDHAND","price":30.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/7a0d24f3-d443-4802-ada4-ec1478038cd9.png?v=1788404956","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026100009364-secondhand-the-complete-stories","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}