The Death Of A Wombat
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: Tanning and foxing
From the rugged Australian bush comes a haunting meditation on life, loss, and the natural world — The Death of a Wombat by Ivan Smith is a beautifully wrought narrative that chronicles the fate of one of Australia's most beloved native creatures. Set against the ancient, unforgiving landscape of the Australian wilderness, the story presents the wombat's world with tender intimacy, capturing the rhythms of bush life and the fragility of existence within it. Brought to vivid life through paintings, etchings, and line drawings by celebrated Australian artist Clifton Pugh, the book transcends the boundary between literature and fine art, offering an experience that is as visually arresting as it is emotionally resonant. Smith's prose carries a quiet, elegiac power, mourning not merely a single animal but the broader vulnerability of Australia's native fauna in the face of encroaching human presence. Pugh's extraordinary illustrations — raw, expressive, and deeply rooted in the Australian landscape — lend the work a singular artistic authority that earned it wide acclaim upon publication. Together, Smith and Pugh have crafted a rare collaboration that asks its reader to sit with grief, beauty, and the indifferent turning of the natural world — and to wonder what else we stand to lose.
Author: Ivan Smith
Format: Hardback
Published: 1972, Wren
Genre: Australian history
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damage
Pages: Tanning and foxing
From the rugged Australian bush comes a haunting meditation on life, loss, and the natural world — The Death of a Wombat by Ivan Smith is a beautifully wrought narrative that chronicles the fate of one of Australia's most beloved native creatures. Set against the ancient, unforgiving landscape of the Australian wilderness, the story presents the wombat's world with tender intimacy, capturing the rhythms of bush life and the fragility of existence within it. Brought to vivid life through paintings, etchings, and line drawings by celebrated Australian artist Clifton Pugh, the book transcends the boundary between literature and fine art, offering an experience that is as visually arresting as it is emotionally resonant. Smith's prose carries a quiet, elegiac power, mourning not merely a single animal but the broader vulnerability of Australia's native fauna in the face of encroaching human presence. Pugh's extraordinary illustrations — raw, expressive, and deeply rooted in the Australian landscape — lend the work a singular artistic authority that earned it wide acclaim upon publication. Together, Smith and Pugh have crafted a rare collaboration that asks its reader to sit with grief, beauty, and the indifferent turning of the natural world — and to wonder what else we stand to lose.