{"product_id":"2026600000727-secondhand-the-clairvoyant-goat-and-other-stories","title":"The Clairvoyant Goat And Other Stories","description":"\u003cp\u003eEdition: 1st ed.,\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook: Very good                          \u003cbr\u003eJacket: Very good\u003cbr\u003ePages: Good                  \u003cbr\u003eMarkings: No markings\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA masterwork of Australian short fiction, The Clairvoyant Goat and Other Stories presents Hal Porter's razor-sharp wit and darkly comic sensibility at their finest, gathering a collection of tales that illuminate the absurdities and quiet tragedies of human nature. Porter chronicles the lives of ordinary Australians — and occasionally more exotic characters — with a prose style that is simultaneously ornate and precise, catching his subjects in moments of self-deception, social pretension, and unexpected revelation. Each story uncovers the strange currents running beneath the surface of everyday life, rendered with a satirical edge that is as unsettling as it is entertaining. Porter's command of voice and atmosphere cements his reputation as one of the most distinctive stylists in twentieth-century Australian literature, and this collection stands as a compelling showcase of his gifts for irony, observation, and darkly playful storytelling.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48750326087899,"sku":"2026600000727-SECONDHAND","price":20.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/64b169c6-6b71-4995-8eba-fdee2a2bd7a3.png?v=1778094255","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026600000727-secondhand-the-clairvoyant-goat-and-other-stories","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}