The Hills of Apollo Bay |
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Author:
| Cowan, Peter |
ISBN: | 978-1-4587-6754-7 |
Publication Date: | Jul 2010 |
Publisher: | ReadHowYouWant.com, Limited
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Book Format: | Paperback |
List Price: | USD $23.99USD $34.99 |
Book Description:
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'The protest, a lament for that lost ferment of Australian art and ideas and succeeding cultural deadness, is subtle but sure.' -- Hal Colebatch, The West Australian Richard is a young writer running from his hometown of Perth in search of a freer existence in Melbourne. His best friend is an ex-boxer turned black marketeer and his girlfriend is an old-fashioned ''tart'' with heart. Against the background of post-war censorship and isolation, Richard struggles to find cultural...
More Description'The protest, a lament for that lost ferment of Australian art and ideas and succeeding cultural deadness, is subtle but sure.' -- Hal Colebatch, The West Australian Richard is a young writer running from his hometown of Perth in search of a freer existence in Melbourne. His best friend is an ex-boxer turned black marketeer and his girlfriend is an old-fashioned ''tart'' with heart. Against the background of post-war censorship and isolation, Richard struggles to find cultural nourishment. With a profound dismay about the directions we have followed in the post-war world, Cowan challenges some of our most cherished assumptions about our identity, our culture and the land.