{"product_id":"2026200008837-secondhand-the-cockatoos-shorter-novels-and-stories","title":"The Cockatoos: Shorter Novels And Stories","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good to fair. Paperback. Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner inscription.   \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA masterwork of Australian literature, The Cockatoos gathers six shorter novels and stories from Nobel Prize-winning author Patrick White, presenting a rich and unsettling panorama of suburban and rural Australian life. With his characteristic precision and psychological intensity, White chronicles the quiet desperation, hidden desires, and fractured relationships of ordinary men and women caught between conformity and the yearning for something greater. The collection moves between the mundane and the transcendent with unsettling ease, illuminating the spiritual and emotional voids that lie beneath the surface of everyday existence. Each story stands as a testament to White's extraordinary command of language and his unflinching ability to uncover the darkness and beauty coexisting within the human condition. First published in 1974, The Cockatoos remains one of the finest examples of Australian short fiction ever written.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48956416524507,"sku":"2026200008837-SECONDHAND","price":10.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/bfa6af0a-81c9-45cc-8d46-5486a04ebf14.png?v=1783500775","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026200008837-secondhand-the-cockatoos-shorter-novels-and-stories","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}