Hunting The Wild Pineapple
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Condition: Good to fair. Paperback. Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner inscription.
A razor-sharp work of Australian fiction, Hunting the Wild Pineapple presents a darkly comic portrait of life in tropical North Queensland through a series of interconnected stories. Thea Astley, one of Australia's most celebrated and award-winning novelists, chronicles the lives of misfits, dreamers, and eccentrics who have drifted to the lush fringes of society in Far North Queensland. With her signature wit and unflinching precision, Astley dissects the absurdities and quiet desperation of her characters, illustrating how isolation and beauty can simultaneously liberate and destroy. The book's narrator, Leverson, acts as a wry observer and reluctant magnet for the strange souls who wash up in his orbit, giving the collection a cohesive and deeply human voice. Astley's prose crackles with intelligence and irony, cementing her reputation as a master of the Australian literary tradition.
Author: Thea Astley
Format: Paperback
Genre: Modern fiction
Condition remarks:
Condition: Good to fair. Paperback. Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner inscription.
A razor-sharp work of Australian fiction, Hunting the Wild Pineapple presents a darkly comic portrait of life in tropical North Queensland through a series of interconnected stories. Thea Astley, one of Australia's most celebrated and award-winning novelists, chronicles the lives of misfits, dreamers, and eccentrics who have drifted to the lush fringes of society in Far North Queensland. With her signature wit and unflinching precision, Astley dissects the absurdities and quiet desperation of her characters, illustrating how isolation and beauty can simultaneously liberate and destroy. The book's narrator, Leverson, acts as a wry observer and reluctant magnet for the strange souls who wash up in his orbit, giving the collection a cohesive and deeply human voice. Astley's prose crackles with intelligence and irony, cementing her reputation as a master of the Australian literary tradition.