But The Dead Are Many: A Novel In Fugue Form
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Edition: 1st uk ed.,
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good
Markings: Previous owner
A bold and formally inventive work of Australian literary fiction, But the Dead Are Many: A Novel in Fugue Form chronicles the psychological unraveling of Jack, a committed Communist intellectual who, in the wake of a friend's suicide, is forced to confront the fractures within his own ideology and identity. Frank Hardy structures the narrative like a musical fugue, weaving together multiple voices, timelines, and perspectives that circle and echo one another with mounting intensity, mirroring the dissonance of a mind in crisis. The novel presents a searing interrogation of political faith, personal betrayal, and the cost of ideological certainty, drawing on Hardy's own deep involvement with the Australian left. Written with raw emotional honesty and intellectual urgency, it stands as one of the most daring and underappreciated works in twentieth-century Australian literature.
Author: Frank Hardy
Format: Hardback
Published: 1975, The Bodley Head
Genre: Modern fiction
Edition: 1st uk ed.,
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good
Markings: Previous owner
A bold and formally inventive work of Australian literary fiction, But the Dead Are Many: A Novel in Fugue Form chronicles the psychological unraveling of Jack, a committed Communist intellectual who, in the wake of a friend's suicide, is forced to confront the fractures within his own ideology and identity. Frank Hardy structures the narrative like a musical fugue, weaving together multiple voices, timelines, and perspectives that circle and echo one another with mounting intensity, mirroring the dissonance of a mind in crisis. The novel presents a searing interrogation of political faith, personal betrayal, and the cost of ideological certainty, drawing on Hardy's own deep involvement with the Australian left. Written with raw emotional honesty and intellectual urgency, it stands as one of the most daring and underappreciated works in twentieth-century Australian literature.