Poor Fellow My Country
by Herbert, Xavier
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- Seller
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Forrestfield, Western Australia, Australia
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Synopsis
Poor Fellow My Country is a Miles Franklin Award winning novel by Australian author Xavier Herbert. It is the longest Australian book ever written. Primarily, it is the story of Jeremy Delacy and his illegitimate grandson Prindy in the years leading up to World War II. It covers matter on Aboriginal affairs, Australian patriotism and nationalism; subjects also dealt with in Herbert's novel Capricornia.
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- Seller
- Caerwen Books (AU)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 042841
- Title
- Poor Fellow My Country
- Author
- Herbert, Xavier
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- Book Club Edition
- Publisher
- Book Club Associates
- Place of Publication
- Australia
- Date Published
- 1975
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