Black Cargo: And Other Stories
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 paperback ed.,
Condition remarks:
Book: Fair
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Tanning and foxing
Markings: Previous owner
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image. Worn cover. Creased spine.
A landmark collection of Australian working-class fiction, Black Cargo: And Other Stories presents a vivid portrait of waterfront life, labor struggles, and the rugged humanity of ordinary men navigating a world defined by hard work and social inequality. John Morrison, one of Australia's most celebrated short story writers, chronicles the lives of wharfies, seamen, and laborers with an unflinching realism and deep moral sympathy that set his work apart from his contemporaries. Each story illustrates the tensions between individual dignity and systemic exploitation, rendered in prose that is spare, direct, and quietly powerful. Morrison's characters are neither heroes nor villains but fully realized human beings caught in the machinery of economic and social forces beyond their control, making this collection as emotionally resonant as it is historically significant. Essential reading for admirers of social realism and Australian literature, the collection stands as a testament to Morrison's mastery of the short story form.
Author: John Morrison
Format: Paperback
Published: 1955, Australasian Book Society
Genre: Fiction
Edition: 1st paperback ed.,
Condition remarks:
Book: Fair
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Tanning and foxing
Markings: Previous owner
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image. Worn cover. Creased spine.
A landmark collection of Australian working-class fiction, Black Cargo: And Other Stories presents a vivid portrait of waterfront life, labor struggles, and the rugged humanity of ordinary men navigating a world defined by hard work and social inequality. John Morrison, one of Australia's most celebrated short story writers, chronicles the lives of wharfies, seamen, and laborers with an unflinching realism and deep moral sympathy that set his work apart from his contemporaries. Each story illustrates the tensions between individual dignity and systemic exploitation, rendered in prose that is spare, direct, and quietly powerful. Morrison's characters are neither heroes nor villains but fully realized human beings caught in the machinery of economic and social forces beyond their control, making this collection as emotionally resonant as it is historically significant. Essential reading for admirers of social realism and Australian literature, the collection stands as a testament to Morrison's mastery of the short story form.