They'Re A Weird Mob
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: Chipped and worn with some minor damage
Pages: Yellowed
Markings: Previous owner
A beloved classic of Australian comic fiction, They're a Weird Mob chronicles the misadventures of Nino Culotta, an Italian journalist who arrives in Sydney and must navigate the baffling customs, slang, and social rituals of postwar Australian life. Written with sharp wit and warm affection, the novel presents the immigrant experience through a delightfully outsider lens, turning everyday encounters — at the pub, on the building site, and in the suburban backyard — into laugh-out-loud cultural collisions. The narrative illustrates how language and belonging are deeply intertwined, as Nino gradually decodes the colourful vernacular of his new countrymen and earns his place among them. First published in 1957 under the pen name of John O'Grady, the book became a runaway bestseller in Australia and remains a touchstone of mid-century Australian identity and humour. Warm, irreverent, and surprisingly insightful, it captures a nation's character through the fresh eyes of a newcomer who ultimately falls in love with the place and its people.
Author: Nino Culotta
Format: Hardback
Published: 1957, Ure Smith - Sydney
Genre: Australian history
Edition: 1st ed.,
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damage
Pages: Yellowed
Markings: Previous owner
A beloved classic of Australian comic fiction, They're a Weird Mob chronicles the misadventures of Nino Culotta, an Italian journalist who arrives in Sydney and must navigate the baffling customs, slang, and social rituals of postwar Australian life. Written with sharp wit and warm affection, the novel presents the immigrant experience through a delightfully outsider lens, turning everyday encounters — at the pub, on the building site, and in the suburban backyard — into laugh-out-loud cultural collisions. The narrative illustrates how language and belonging are deeply intertwined, as Nino gradually decodes the colourful vernacular of his new countrymen and earns his place among them. First published in 1957 under the pen name of John O'Grady, the book became a runaway bestseller in Australia and remains a touchstone of mid-century Australian identity and humour. Warm, irreverent, and surprisingly insightful, it captures a nation's character through the fresh eyes of a newcomer who ultimately falls in love with the place and its people.