Joseph Furphy: The Legend Of A Man And His Book
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: 1st ed.,
Condition remarks:
Book: Fair
Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damage
Pages: Tanning and foxing
Condition remarks: Sticker remnant on fep. Otherwise internally sound.
In the tradition of great literary biography, Joseph Furphy: The Legend of a Man and his Book chronicles the remarkable life of one of Australia's most distinctive and fiercely original voices — the man behind the celebrated bush novel Such is Life — through the painstaking and deeply affectionate research of Miles Franklin, in association with Kate Baker. Set against the rugged backdrop of colonial Australia, the book reconstructs Furphy's world with vivid authority, tracing the journey of a self-taught genius whose irreverent wit and democratic spirit made him an unlikely yet enduring titan of Australian letters. Franklin presents Furphy not merely as a writer but as an embodiment of a nation's emerging cultural identity, one forged from hardship, humour, and an unshakeable belief in the dignity of the ordinary man. Written with the warmth and scholarly conviction one would expect from the author of My Brilliant Career, this biography illuminates the intricate relationship between a writer's life and the work that outlives him. Franklin argues persuasively that Furphy's genius was inseparable from his Australian experience — his time as a bullock driver, his philosophical self-education, and his proud working-class roots all feeding directly into the sprawling, sardonic masterpiece that defines his legacy. A labour of love decades in the making, this is an essential work for anyone who wishes to understand the soul of early Australian literature, and a testament to the idea that the greatest stories are sometimes told by those history nearly forgot.
Author: Miles Franklin
Format: Hardback
Published: 1944, Angus and Robertson Ltd
Genre: Biography
Edition: 1st ed.,
Condition remarks:
Book: Fair
Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damage
Pages: Tanning and foxing
Condition remarks: Sticker remnant on fep. Otherwise internally sound.
In the tradition of great literary biography, Joseph Furphy: The Legend of a Man and his Book chronicles the remarkable life of one of Australia's most distinctive and fiercely original voices — the man behind the celebrated bush novel Such is Life — through the painstaking and deeply affectionate research of Miles Franklin, in association with Kate Baker. Set against the rugged backdrop of colonial Australia, the book reconstructs Furphy's world with vivid authority, tracing the journey of a self-taught genius whose irreverent wit and democratic spirit made him an unlikely yet enduring titan of Australian letters. Franklin presents Furphy not merely as a writer but as an embodiment of a nation's emerging cultural identity, one forged from hardship, humour, and an unshakeable belief in the dignity of the ordinary man. Written with the warmth and scholarly conviction one would expect from the author of My Brilliant Career, this biography illuminates the intricate relationship between a writer's life and the work that outlives him. Franklin argues persuasively that Furphy's genius was inseparable from his Australian experience — his time as a bullock driver, his philosophical self-education, and his proud working-class roots all feeding directly into the sprawling, sardonic masterpiece that defines his legacy. A labour of love decades in the making, this is an essential work for anyone who wishes to understand the soul of early Australian literature, and a testament to the idea that the greatest stories are sometimes told by those history nearly forgot.