{"product_id":"2026100010269-secondhand-once-a-jolly-black-man","title":"Once A Jolly Black Man","description":"\u003cp\u003eEdition: 1st ed.,\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook: Good\u003cbr\u003eJacket: Wear and tear with damage\u003cbr\u003ePages: Good\u003cbr\u003eMarkings: Previous owner\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA sharp and searching work of fiction, Once a Jolly Black Man by John McGarrity confronts the tensions of race, identity, and belonging that simmer beneath the surface of everyday Australian life, tracing the experiences of a Black man navigating a society that alternately romanticises and marginalises him. With an unflinching yet empathetic eye, McGarrity constructs a narrative that is as quietly devastating as it is socially astute, drawing the reader into a world where the gap between perception and lived reality is both vast and painfully ordinary.\n\nPublished by Wren, an Australian imprint known for championing local literary voices, this novel stands as a bold contribution to the canon of post-colonial Australian fiction, weaving together themes of cultural dislocation, resilience, and the complex negotiation of selfhood in a racially charged landscape. McGarrity's prose is measured and precise, allowing the weight of his subject matter to accumulate with understated power — leaving the reader to question not only the world of the protagonist, but the silent assumptions embedded in their own.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50813034823899,"sku":"2026100010269-SECONDHAND","price":15.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/5816416b-5cb1-4370-947a-7552ea792de0.png?v=1792372031","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026100010269-secondhand-once-a-jolly-black-man","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}