No Saddles For Kangaroos
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damage
Pages: Good
Markings: Previous owner
A work of literary fiction rooted in mid-twentieth-century Australia, No Saddles for Kangaroos chronicles the struggles of working-class men and women caught in the grinding machinery of industrial labor and social inequality. Ralph de Boissiere, a Trinidadian-born author celebrated for his sharp political consciousness, brings the same unflinching eye to Australian society that he applied to Caribbean life in his earlier novels, illustrating how class conflict and the fight for workers' rights transcend geography. The narrative follows a group of factory workers as they organize, resist exploitation, and navigate the personal costs of collective action, rendered with both gritty realism and deep human empathy. De Boissiere's prose is urgent and morally charged, presenting ordinary people as the true architects of social change while exposing the indifference of those who hold economic power. A rare and vital piece of left-wing Australian fiction, the novel stands as a testament to the enduring relevance of labor solidarity and the human spirit's refusal to be broken.
Author: Ralph De Boissiere
Format: Hardback
Published: 1964, Australasian Book Society
Genre: Modern fiction
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damage
Pages: Good
Markings: Previous owner
A work of literary fiction rooted in mid-twentieth-century Australia, No Saddles for Kangaroos chronicles the struggles of working-class men and women caught in the grinding machinery of industrial labor and social inequality. Ralph de Boissiere, a Trinidadian-born author celebrated for his sharp political consciousness, brings the same unflinching eye to Australian society that he applied to Caribbean life in his earlier novels, illustrating how class conflict and the fight for workers' rights transcend geography. The narrative follows a group of factory workers as they organize, resist exploitation, and navigate the personal costs of collective action, rendered with both gritty realism and deep human empathy. De Boissiere's prose is urgent and morally charged, presenting ordinary people as the true architects of social change while exposing the indifference of those who hold economic power. A rare and vital piece of left-wing Australian fiction, the novel stands as a testament to the enduring relevance of labor solidarity and the human spirit's refusal to be broken.