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PublisherText Publishing Company

ISBN-10192535590X

ISBN-139781925355901

eBay Product ID (ePID)20038744852

Product Key Features

Book TitlePlains

Number of Pages192 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicVisionary & Metaphysical, General, Literary, Aesthetics

Publication Year2017

GenrePhilosophy, Fiction

AuthorGerald Murnane

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height0.8 in

Item Weight13.8 Oz

Item Length8.5 in

Item Width5.6 in

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Intended AudienceTrade

TitleLeadingThe

Dewey Edition22

Dewey Decimal823/.914

SynopsisThere is no novel in all of Australian literature that is quite comparable to The Plains. A nameless young man arrives on the plains and begins to document the strange and rich culture of its families, with intention of producing a film. As his story unfolds, the novel becomes, in the words of Murray Bail, 'a mirage of landscape, memory, love and literature itself'. The vast, incomprehensible landscape of Australia becomes not a tangible place but an abstract and mythological concept. Published in 1982, this haunting novel has earned its status as a classic.', A young filmmaker arrives on the plains to document the strange, rich culture of his surroundings in this surreal, enigmatic love story., An affordable boutique hardcover for Murnane fans, featuring a new introduction by Ben Lerner. 'Murnane, a genius, is a worthy heir to Beckett.'--Teju Cole 'A careful stylist and a slyly comic writer with large ideas.'-- Paris Review 'A distinguished, distinctive, unforgettable novel.'--Shirley Hazzard 'Deeply mysterious yet grounded in familiar, everyday detail, this novel is an alchemical miracle, converting vision into pure narrative... In the depths and surfaces of this extraordinary fable you will see your inner self eerily reflected again and again.'-- Sydney Morning Herald On their vast estates, the landowning families of the plains have preserved a rich and distinctive culture. Obsessed with their own habitat and history, they hire artisans, writers and historians to record in minute detail every aspect of their lives, and the nature of their land. A young film-maker arrives on the plains, hoping to make his own contribution to the elaboration of this history. In a private library he begins to take notes for a film, and chooses the daughter of his patron for a leading role. Twenty years later, he begins to tell his haunting story of life on the plains. As his story unfolds, the novel becomes, in the words of Murray Bail, 'a mirage of landscape, memory, love and literature itself'. Gerald Murnane was born in Melbourne in 1939. He is the author of ten novels, which have been widely translated. His memoir, Something for the Pain was published in May 2016. He lives in western Victoria.

LC Classification NumberPR9619.3.M76