{"product_id":"2026600000052-secondhand-hal-porters-selected-stories-signed","title":"Hal Porter's Selected Stories (SIGNED)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook: Fair                          \u003cbr\u003eJacket: No dust jacket\u003cbr\u003ePages: Yellowed                  \u003cbr\u003eMarkings: Signed with inscription\u003cbr\u003eCondition remarks: Condition as shown in image, Worn and rubbed spine. Internally sound. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA landmark collection of Australian short fiction, Hal Porter's Selected Stories gathers some of the finest work from one of the country's most distinctive and technically accomplished prose stylists. Porter's stories chronicle the lives of ordinary Australians — particularly those inhabiting the provincial towns and social margins of mid-twentieth-century life — with a sharp, unsentimental eye and a prose style that is at once ornate and precise. His narratives uncover the quiet hypocrisies, loneliness, and dark comedies lurking beneath the surface of respectable society, rendered with a wit that is as cutting as it is compassionate. The collection illustrates Porter's remarkable range, moving from childhood reminiscence to social satire to moments of genuine pathos, all unified by his singular voice and meticulous command of language. Essential reading for admirers of the short story form and anyone seeking to understand the richness of Australian literary tradition.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48810594697435,"sku":"2026600000052-SECONDHAND","price":35.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/6eaf16a7-8acd-4ccc-835b-f99d5a6b5fbb.png?v=1779805728","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026600000052-secondhand-hal-porters-selected-stories-signed","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}