Wright, Alexis
Carpentaria
- ISBN 13:
- 9780811238038
- author:
- Wright, Alexis
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- New Directions Publishing Corporation
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2023
- Pages:
- 480
- Dimensions:
- 20.4 x 13.7 x 2.7 centimetres (0
- Genre:
- Fiction & Literature, Sagas, Fiction & Literature,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 6 working days
Description
Carpentaria is an epic novel set in the Gulf country of northwestern Queensland, Australia. It tells the story of life in the coastal town of Desperance and its struggles with different forces.
The powerful Phantom family, leader of the Westend Pricklebush people, finds itself at odds with old Joseph Midnight's renegade Eastend mob and the white officials of Uptown, as well as the ecologically disastrous Gurfurrit mine. Wright's masterful novel is full of extraordinary characters, each with their own story to tell.
With its operatic and surreal storytelling, Carpentaria blends myth and scripture, politics and farce, creating a unique narrative experience that alters the reader's perception of what a novel can do. This is an exhilarating and unsettling novel that should not be missed.
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