The Plains
(Paperback)
Publishing Details
The Plains
By (Author) Gerald Murnane
Text Publishing
Text Classics
26th April 2012
30th May 2013
Australia
Classifications
General
Fiction
A823.30
Winner of Patrick White Literary Award 1999 (Australia)
Physical Properties
Paperback
190
Width 128mm, Height 198mm
151g
Description
"Twenty years ago, when I first arrived on the plains, I kept my eyes open. I looked for anything in the landscape that seemed to hint at some elaborate meaning behind appearances." There is no book in Australian literature like The Plains. In the two decades since its first publication, this haunting novel has earned its status as a classic. A nameless young man arrives on the plains and begins to document the strange and rich culture of the plains families. As his story unfolds, the novel becomes, in the words of Murray Bail, "a mirage of landscape, memory, love and literature itself".
Reviews
'The Plains has that peculiar singularity that can make literature great.' Ed Wright, Australian, Best Books of 2015
Author Bio
In addition to The Plains, Gerald Murnane has published 6 fiction titles (Tamarisk Row, 1974; A Lifetime on Clouds, 1976; Landscape with Landscape, 1985; Inland, 1988; Velvet Waters, 1990 and Emerald Blue, 1995).
