Oh Lucky Country
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.
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damage
Pages: Good
Markings: Previous owner
Condition remarks: usual aging. damage to bottom right corners of jacket.
A landmark work of Italian-Australian migrant literature, Oh Lucky Country chronicles the raw, unfiltered experience of a young Italian woman navigating the harsh realities of life as a factory worker in 1970s Sydney. Originally published in Italian as Paese Fortunato, Rosa Cappiello's semi-autobiographical novel presents a searing portrait of displacement, exploitation, and survival, told through a voice that is simultaneously bitter, darkly comic, and fiercely alive. The narrative uncovers the brutal gap between the immigrant dream and its grinding reality — the dehumanizing labor, the cramped boarding houses, and the social invisibility endured by those on the margins of Australian society. Written in an urgent, stream-of-consciousness style, the prose crackles with sardonic wit and barely contained rage, making it one of the most distinctive and confrontational works to emerge from the migrant experience. A groundbreaking text in both Australian and Italian diaspora literature, it remains a powerful testament to resilience and the cost of belonging.
Author: Rosa R. Cappiello
Format: Hardback
Published: 1984, University of Queensland Press
Genre: Modern fiction
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damage
Pages: Good
Markings: Previous owner
Condition remarks: usual aging. damage to bottom right corners of jacket.
A landmark work of Italian-Australian migrant literature, Oh Lucky Country chronicles the raw, unfiltered experience of a young Italian woman navigating the harsh realities of life as a factory worker in 1970s Sydney. Originally published in Italian as Paese Fortunato, Rosa Cappiello's semi-autobiographical novel presents a searing portrait of displacement, exploitation, and survival, told through a voice that is simultaneously bitter, darkly comic, and fiercely alive. The narrative uncovers the brutal gap between the immigrant dream and its grinding reality — the dehumanizing labor, the cramped boarding houses, and the social invisibility endured by those on the margins of Australian society. Written in an urgent, stream-of-consciousness style, the prose crackles with sardonic wit and barely contained rage, making it one of the most distinctive and confrontational works to emerge from the migrant experience. A groundbreaking text in both Australian and Italian diaspora literature, it remains a powerful testament to resilience and the cost of belonging.