by David Malouf (Author)
From the image of a small boy entranced by his mother's GI Escort, yet still hoping for the return of a father 'missing in action', to the portrait of an adult writer trying to piece together a defining image of his late father, these outstanding stories conjure up with sharp intensity the memories and events that make a man. These powerfully vivid stories range over more than a century of Australian life, from green tropical lushness to 'blacksoil country', from scrub and outback to city streets - evoking dark shadows beneath a bright sun, and lives shaped by the ghosts of history and the rhythms of unruly nature.
Format: Paperback
Pages: 240
Edition: New edition
Publisher: Vintage
Published: 05 Apr 2001
ISBN 10: 0099289903
ISBN 13: 9780099289906
Book Overview: 'In this outstanding collection of stories, David Malouf is at his best... Beautiful writing' Observer