The Island in the Mind

The Island in the Mind

by RodneyHall (Author)

Synopsis

In the late seventeenth century - the great age of exploration - nothing was immune from inquiry. Through the lives of three remarkable individuals, The Island in the Mind plunges the reader irresistibly into a world of court intrigue and religious upheavals, bloodshed and sexual politics, empire, voyages, exotic discoveries and the new art-form of the time - opera. All are searching both for a way into the mystery of the human heart and for the vast, undiscovered southern island haunting the European imagination - Australia.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 576
Edition: New edition
Publisher: Granta Books
Published: 05 Apr 2001

ISBN 10: 1862074089
ISBN 13: 9781862074088

Media Reviews
'Everything about Rodney Hall's work is major: the beauty of the writing, the dark and vibrant imagination, and the enormous pleasure it gives the reader.' Michael Herr 'He ranks with Garcia Marquez.' Frankfurter Allemeine Zeitung
Author Bio
Rodney Hall has twice won Australia's most prestigious literary prize, the Miles Franklin Award. Between 1991 and 1994 he was chairman of the Australia Council, and is a vocal commentator on Australia's constitutional future.