The Doubleman
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: First Edition
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good
Markings: No markings
Condition remarks: Light foxing on top and side of block
Winner of the 1985 Miles Franklin Award, The Doubleman is a haunting and atmospheric novel set in the moody landscapes of Tasmania and the bohemian circles of Sydney in the 1960s. The story follows Richard Miller, a man whose life is transformed after a childhood bout with polio leaves him with a vivid, often dark, imaginative world. He becomes entwined with a charismatic and enigmatic guitar teacher, Broderick, who introduces him to the concept of the "Doubleman"—a folk-myth figure from the realm of the fae. As Miller navigates the burgeoning folk-music scene and the complexities of desire and betrayal, the line between reality and the supernatural begins to blur. C. J. Koch crafts a masterful exploration of the power of illusion, the allure of the occult, and the ways in which the ghosts of our past continue to haunt our present.
Author: C. J. Koch
Format: Hardback
Published: 1985, Chatto & Windus / The Hogarth Press
Edition: First Edition
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good
Markings: No markings
Condition remarks: Light foxing on top and side of block
Winner of the 1985 Miles Franklin Award, The Doubleman is a haunting and atmospheric novel set in the moody landscapes of Tasmania and the bohemian circles of Sydney in the 1960s. The story follows Richard Miller, a man whose life is transformed after a childhood bout with polio leaves him with a vivid, often dark, imaginative world. He becomes entwined with a charismatic and enigmatic guitar teacher, Broderick, who introduces him to the concept of the "Doubleman"—a folk-myth figure from the realm of the fae. As Miller navigates the burgeoning folk-music scene and the complexities of desire and betrayal, the line between reality and the supernatural begins to blur. C. J. Koch crafts a masterful exploration of the power of illusion, the allure of the occult, and the ways in which the ghosts of our past continue to haunt our present.