The Ship On The Coin: A Fable Of The Bourgeoisie
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.
Edition: 1st ed.,
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
Markings: Signed
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image. Worn cover; remainder mark; internally sound.
A work of literary fiction steeped in allegory and social critique, The Ship on the Coin: A Fable of the Bourgeoisie by Rodney Hall presents a sharp, satirical examination of middle-class values, ambition, and self-deception. Through the framework of a fable, Hall illustrates how the bourgeoisie construct and cling to illusions of status and respectability, even as those illusions corrode from within. The narrative unfolds with a cool, ironic intelligence, using symbolic imagery — most notably the coin and the ship — to argue that the currency of social aspiration is ultimately hollow. Hall's prose is precise and layered, rewarding readers who appreciate fiction that operates simultaneously as story and philosophical provocation. A distinctive entry in Australian literary fiction, this work cements Hall's reputation as a writer unafraid to hold a mirror up to the comfortable classes with unflinching clarity.
Author: Rodney Hall
Format: Paperback
Published: 1972, University of Queensland Press
Genre: Fiction
Edition: 1st ed.,
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
Markings: Signed
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image. Worn cover; remainder mark; internally sound.
A work of literary fiction steeped in allegory and social critique, The Ship on the Coin: A Fable of the Bourgeoisie by Rodney Hall presents a sharp, satirical examination of middle-class values, ambition, and self-deception. Through the framework of a fable, Hall illustrates how the bourgeoisie construct and cling to illusions of status and respectability, even as those illusions corrode from within. The narrative unfolds with a cool, ironic intelligence, using symbolic imagery — most notably the coin and the ship — to argue that the currency of social aspiration is ultimately hollow. Hall's prose is precise and layered, rewarding readers who appreciate fiction that operates simultaneously as story and philosophical provocation. A distinctive entry in Australian literary fiction, this work cements Hall's reputation as a writer unafraid to hold a mirror up to the comfortable classes with unflinching clarity.