Tamarisk Row

Tamarisk Row

by Gerald Murnane (Author)

Synopsis

First published in Australia in 1974, and like all his books unpublished in the UK until now, Tamarisk Row is Gerald Murnane's first novel, and in many respects his masterpiece, an unsparing evocation of a Catholic childhood in a country town in the late 1940s. Clement Killeaton transforms his surroundings into an imagined world centred on horse-racing, played out in the dusty backyard of his home, across the landscapes of the district, and the continent of Australia. Out of the child's boredom and fear and fascination, Murnane's lyrical prose opens perspectives charged with yearning and illumination, offering in the process a truly original view of mid-twentieth-century boyhood.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 288
Publisher: And Other Stories
Published: 07 Feb 2019

ISBN 10: 1911508369
ISBN 13: 9781911508366
Book Overview: Lots of recent press attention for Gerald Murnane, including in The Guardian and a major New York Times Magazine profile No 2 of five Murnane novels from And Other Stories as we launch him in the UK

Media Reviews
`The greatest living English-language writer most people have never heard of . . . The next Nobel Laureate in Literature.' New York Times Magazine`Murnane, a genius, is a worthy heir to Beckett.' Teju Cole
Author Bio
Gerald Murnane was born in Melbourne, Australia in 1939. He is the author of eleven works of fiction, five of which will be published by And Other Stories in the coming years. He has won multiple high-profile awards across Australia, despite eschewing publicity and travel. He now works as a barman at the local golf course.