{"product_id":"2026200005072-secondhand-selected-stories-frank-moorhouse","title":"Selected Stories: Frank Moorhouse","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook: Good                          \u003cbr\u003eJacket: Very good\u003cbr\u003ePages: Good                  \u003cbr\u003eMarkings: No markings\u003cbr\u003eCondition remarks: Usual aging on jacket but otherwise fine. Pages crisp\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA landmark collection in Australian literary fiction, Selected Stories gathers Frank Moorhouse's most celebrated short fiction, presenting a vivid and often darkly comic portrait of Australian social and political life across several decades. Moorhouse chronicles the lives of urban bohemians, bureaucrats, and restless outsiders navigating a world of shifting moral codes, sexual politics, and cultural identity with sharp wit and unflinching honesty. His signature discontinuous narrative style weaves recurring characters and settings into a tapestry that blurs the line between short story cycle and novel, rewarding readers with a richly layered reading experience. The tone is sardonic yet deeply humane, capturing the contradictions of modern Australian life with a precision that has cemented Moorhouse's reputation as one of the country's most important and distinctive literary voices.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48750332641499,"sku":"2026200005072-SECONDHAND","price":25.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/aa82ba98-d8fb-46c7-8b1d-a0718acc0fac.png?v=1778094378","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026200005072-secondhand-selected-stories-frank-moorhouse","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}