Distant Land
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: Fair
Jacket: Wear and tear
Pages: Tanning and foxing
Markings: Previous owner
A work of Australian literary fiction, Distant Land by Judah Waten chronicles the experiences of Jewish immigrants navigating the challenges of displacement, identity, and belonging in their adopted homeland. Waten, one of Australia's most significant Jewish writers, illustrates the emotional and cultural tensions that arise when the pull of the old world collides with the demands of the new, rendering his characters with deep psychological nuance and compassion. The narrative unfolds with a quiet, reflective tone, grounding its universal themes of exile and assimilation in richly observed human detail. Waten's prose carries the weight of lived experience, presenting a portrait of migrant life that is both intimate and historically resonant, cementing his place as a vital voice in Australian multicultural literature.
Author: Judah Waten
Format: Hardback
Published: 1964, Australasian Book Society
Genre: Modern fiction
Condition remarks:
Book: Fair
Jacket: Wear and tear
Pages: Tanning and foxing
Markings: Previous owner
A work of Australian literary fiction, Distant Land by Judah Waten chronicles the experiences of Jewish immigrants navigating the challenges of displacement, identity, and belonging in their adopted homeland. Waten, one of Australia's most significant Jewish writers, illustrates the emotional and cultural tensions that arise when the pull of the old world collides with the demands of the new, rendering his characters with deep psychological nuance and compassion. The narrative unfolds with a quiet, reflective tone, grounding its universal themes of exile and assimilation in richly observed human detail. Waten's prose carries the weight of lived experience, presenting a portrait of migrant life that is both intimate and historically resonant, cementing his place as a vital voice in Australian multicultural literature.