{"product_id":"2026770000600-secondhand-capricornia","title":"Capricornia","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook: Fair                          \u003cbr\u003eJacket: N\/A\u003cbr\u003ePages: Tanning and foxing                  \u003cbr\u003eMarkings: Previous owner\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA landmark of Australian literature, Capricornia is a sweeping, epic novel that chronicles the brutal and often darkly comic history of a fictional Northern Territory region in the early twentieth century. Xavier Herbert's ambitious work unfolds across generations, centering on the lives of white settlers, Indigenous Australians, and mixed-race characters — particularly the half-caste protagonist Norman — to expose the devastating human cost of colonial racism and social hypocrisy. With savage wit and unflinching moral force, Herbert illustrates how systemic prejudice corrupts individuals and institutions alike, rendering the vast, untamed landscape of Capricornia both a place of raw beauty and profound injustice. The novel's sprawling cast and richly layered narrative give it the weight of a national epic, and its indictment of Australia's treatment of its Aboriginal peoples remains as urgent and resonant today as when it was first published in 1938. Bold, irreverent, and deeply humane, it stands as one of the most important and powerful works of fiction ever produced on Australian soil.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48887927931099,"sku":"2026770000600-SECONDHAND","price":20.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/3f1ef4a9-3352-464a-bdaf-c43e958c4885.png?v=1781749722","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026770000600-secondhand-capricornia","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}