The Boys In The Island (SIGNED)
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: Very good
Jacket: Very good
Pages: Yellowed
Markings: Signed
A landmark of Australian literary fiction, The Boys in the Island chronicles the coming-of-age journey of Francis Cullen, a young man growing up in the isolated, dreamlike landscape of Tasmania during the 1950s. Koch masterfully illustrates the tension between the island's insular, almost mythic provincialism and the seductive pull of the wider world beyond its shores, as Francis grapples with restlessness, identity, and the bittersweet loss of innocence. The novel unfolds with a lyrical, melancholic tone that transforms the Tasmanian countryside into a psychological landscape, reflecting the inner turbulence of adolescence and the yearning for escape. First published in 1958 and later revised by the author, it stands as a foundational work in Australian literature, presenting a portrait of youth that is both deeply personal and universally resonant.
Author: Christopher Koch
Format: Hardback
Published: 1974, Angus & Robertson
Genre: Modern fiction
Condition remarks:
Book: Very good
Jacket: Very good
Pages: Yellowed
Markings: Signed
A landmark of Australian literary fiction, The Boys in the Island chronicles the coming-of-age journey of Francis Cullen, a young man growing up in the isolated, dreamlike landscape of Tasmania during the 1950s. Koch masterfully illustrates the tension between the island's insular, almost mythic provincialism and the seductive pull of the wider world beyond its shores, as Francis grapples with restlessness, identity, and the bittersweet loss of innocence. The novel unfolds with a lyrical, melancholic tone that transforms the Tasmanian countryside into a psychological landscape, reflecting the inner turbulence of adolescence and the yearning for escape. First published in 1958 and later revised by the author, it stands as a foundational work in Australian literature, presenting a portrait of youth that is both deeply personal and universally resonant.