{"product_id":"2026200006439-secondhand-the-joyful-condemned","title":"The Joyful Condemned","description":"\u003cp\u003eEdition: First Edition\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook: Good                          \u003cbr\u003eJacket: Wear and tear\u003cbr\u003ePages: Tanning and foxing         ,          price clipped\u003cbr\u003eMarkings: No markings\u003cbr\u003eCondition remarks: Jacket protected by mylar sleeve. Usual aging. Shelf wear. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA landmark work of Australian social realism, The Joyful Condemned chronicles the lives of vagrants, drifters, and social outcasts navigating the margins of Depression-era Sydney, drawing on Kylie Tennant's own experience of living among the homeless and destitute. With unflinching honesty and a warmth that refuses to sentimentalize poverty, Tennant presents her subjects not as victims but as resilient, fully realized human beings whose humor and camaraderie persist in the face of systemic neglect. The novel illustrates the vast gulf between official society and the underworld of the dispossessed, offering a sharp, compassionate critique of class and institutional indifference. Tennant's prose carries a vivid, documentary energy — at once journalistic and deeply humane — making this one of the most distinctive voices in twentieth-century Australian fiction.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48820234813659,"sku":"2026200006439-SECONDHAND","price":25.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/6c8e1bbe-3fcf-4e05-86f0-7e9cc7ab4b88.png?v=1780055054","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026200006439-secondhand-the-joyful-condemned","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}