Shortlisted for the Queensland Literary Awards, Steele Rudd Award
for Australian Short Fiction. In the Shade of the Shady Tree is a
collection of stories set in the Western Australian wheatbelt, a
vast grain-growing area that ranges across the southwestern end of
the immense Australian interior. The stories offer glimpses into
the lives of the people who call this area home, as we journey from
just north of the town of Geraldton to the far eastern and southern
shires of the region. Cast against a backdrop of indigenous
dispossession, settler migration, and the destructive impact of
land-clearing and monocultural farming methods, the stories offer
moments of connection with the inhabitants, ranging from the
matter-of-fact to the bizarre and inexplicable. Something about the
nature of the place itself wrestles with all human interactions and
affects their outcomes. The land itself is a dominant character,
with dust, gnarled scrubland, and the need for rain underpinning
human endeavor. Inflected with both contemporary ideas of short
fiction and the "everyman" tradition of Australian storytelling,
this collection will introduce many readers to a new landscape and
unforgettable characters.
General
| Imprint: |
Swallow Press
|
| Country of origin: |
United States |
| Release date: |
February 2012 |
| First published: |
2012 |
| Authors: |
John Kinsella
|
| Dimensions: |
210 x 133 x 13mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Hardcover - Cloth over boards / With dust jacket
|
| Pages: |
190 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-0-8040-1137-2 |
| Categories: |
Books >
Fiction >
Special features >
Short stories
|
| LSN: |
0-8040-1137-0 |
| Barcode: |
9780804011372 |
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