The Permit
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Condition: Good to fair. Jacket: No dust jacket - paperback. Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner inscription.
The Permit is a satirical novel by Donald Horne, the renowned Australian author best known for his landmark cultural critique The Lucky Country. Set in a fictional bureaucratic dystopia, the novel chronicles the absurd odyssey of an ordinary citizen ensnared in the suffocating red tape of an all-powerful government permit system. With sharp wit and biting irony, Horne skewers the machinery of modern bureaucracy, illustrating how faceless institutions reduce individuals to helpless supplicants. The narrative unfolds with a darkly comic tone that is equal parts Kafkaesque and quintessentially Australian, presenting a pointed commentary on conformity, authority, and the erosion of personal freedom. A prescient and entertaining work, it stands as a testament to Horne's incisive social intelligence.
Author: Donald Horne
Format: Paperback
Genre: Modern fiction
Condition remarks:
Condition: Good to fair. Jacket: No dust jacket - paperback. Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner inscription.
The Permit is a satirical novel by Donald Horne, the renowned Australian author best known for his landmark cultural critique The Lucky Country. Set in a fictional bureaucratic dystopia, the novel chronicles the absurd odyssey of an ordinary citizen ensnared in the suffocating red tape of an all-powerful government permit system. With sharp wit and biting irony, Horne skewers the machinery of modern bureaucracy, illustrating how faceless institutions reduce individuals to helpless supplicants. The narrative unfolds with a darkly comic tone that is equal parts Kafkaesque and quintessentially Australian, presenting a pointed commentary on conformity, authority, and the erosion of personal freedom. A prescient and entertaining work, it stands as a testament to Horne's incisive social intelligence.