Poor fellow my country by xavier herbert, 9780002222181, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Poor fellow my country, by xavier herbert anz litlovers litblog. Richardsons clarissa was issued in several volumes, and powells dance to the music of time is a series of novels regardless of what some might say. Poor fellow my country kindle edition by herbert, xavier. The award was set up according to the will of miles franklin 18791954, who is best known for writing the australian classic my brilliant career 1901. His other work includes seven emus 1959, soldiers women 1961, larger than life 1963 and disturbing element 1963. In poor fellow my country, xavier herbert has returned to that region made peculiarly his own in capricornia, northern australia. Hoping that it would do something to revive interest in poor fellow my country, i wrote a book on herberts novels that was published in 2003. He is considered one of the elder statesmen of australian literature.
Robert whites paintings from poor fellow my country by herbert, xavier. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading poor fellow my country. Satirising his old enemies, he exposed social absurdity and injustice and dramatised what he regarded as the tragedy of australia. Did it reverse the neglect of poor fellow my country. Written by xavier herbert over a 10 year period in the 1960s, poor fellow my country won the miles franklin award in 1975 and is on record as. From australias oldest publisher comes the longest australian novel ever published. Although xavier herbert blazed a number of trails with his first novel capricornia, it was only his last novel poor fellow my country that aspired to literature, and that novel. Poor fellow my country is regarded as the longest australian work of fiction, and it has won the miles franklin award. Poor fellow my country by xavier herbert fantastic fiction. Published in 1975, this magnificent epic deals with themes of illegitimacy, australias postcolonial beginnings and its relationship to britain, and the terrible treatment and exploitation of the indigenous population. Poor fellow my country by xavier herbert, first edition. Encompassing nearly 1500 pages of eyestrainingly small type and over 60 principal characters, this is the first us publication of a 1975 meganovel by australian iconoclast herbert. It is one of those books that will endure, because it goes beyond the run of everyday storytelling.
Poor fellow my country ebook by xavier herbert 9781460703243. Show synopsis poor fellow my country is an australian classic, perhaps the australian classic the times literary supplement. Jul 27, 2012 written by xavier herbert over a 10 year period in the 1960s, poor fellow my country won the miles franklin award in 1975 and is on record as being the longest australian novel ever written. This is the decisive story of how australia threw away her chance of becoming a true commonwealth and it is undoubtedly herberts supreme contribution to australian literature. While xavier herbert was a controversial figure, both by todays and his own times standards, he was known for being a champion for the australian aboriginal people. Poor fellow my country by herbert, xavier and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Poor fellow my country is an australian classic, perhaps the australian classic the times literary supplement. The winner of the 1975 miles franklin award is now back in print. Poor fellow my country by xavier herbert books and arts. At 1,463 pages, it is the longest australian work of fiction ever written poor fellow my country won the 1976 miles franklin literary award for books published in 1975, australias most prestigious such award. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Poor fellow my country is a miles franklin award winning novel by australian author xavier herbert. Poor fellow my country by xavier herbert overdrive.
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He lays bare the paradoxes of this wild land, both old and wise, young and flawed. Top american libraries canadian libraries universal library community texts project gutenberg biodiversity heritage library childrens library. Winner of the miles franklin award in 1975, poor fellow my country is supreme storytelling, an epic in the fullest sense. It is one of those books that will endure, because it goes beyond the run of everyday storytelling into the realm of great literature. Poor fellow, my country should not be out of print, ever. Join facebook to connect with jeannie stancombe and others you may know. At 1,463 pages, it is the longest australian work of fiction ever written poor fellow my country won the 1976 miles franklin literary award, australias most prestigious such award. Poor fellow my country chapters devoted solely to this novel. He won the miles franklin award for poor fellow my country which was published in 1975. Biography albert francis xavier herbert australian. Xavier herbert 15 may 1901 10 november 1984 was an australian writer best known for his miles franklin awardwinning novel poor fellow my country 1975.
Germaine greer tried reopen the discussion in 2003 with her paper whitefella jump up, but in poor fellow my country, the same issues are analysed in great depth and placed in a community of characters we can recognize. This is the decisive story of how australia threw away her chance of becoming a true commonwealth and it is undoubtedly herberts. White, robert and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Poor fellow my country by xavier herbert goodreads. However, the striking similarities of the movies screenplay with two classics of australian fiction, xavier herberts capricornia 1938 and poor fellow my country 1975 have so far been unremarked. The winner of the 1975 miles franklin award is now back in print with a new introduction by russell mcdougall. Poor fellow my country by herbert, xavier, 1901publication date 1980 publisher. Poor fellow my country by xavier herbert book cover, description, publication history. Poor fellow my country, herberts magnum opus, marked a return to the thematic concerns of capricornia, extending the chronology from 1936 to 1942. Herberts magnum opus, poor fellow my country, the longest australian work of fiction, is set in the late 1930s and early 1940s. Poor fellow my country xavier herbert national library of. Although xavier herbert blazed a number of trails with his first novel capricornia, it was only his last novel poor fellow my country that aspired to literature, and that novel succeeded in many ways that challenge the comfortable view of australias cultural history that some recent politicians desire.
Stow charitably regards the books politics as confused, considers its psychology dubious and its characterisation weak. At 1,463 pages, it is the longest australian work of fiction ever written. Choose your countrys store to see books available for purchase. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the world more open and connected. Poor fellow my country is a miles franklin awardwinning novel by australian author xavier herbert. Poor fellow my country book by xavier herbert 4 available. Capturing the spirit of the land, herbert has paralleled an intimate personal narrative with a tale of approaching war. Whether youve loved the book or not, if you give your honest and detailed thoughts then people will find new books that are right for them. Other readers will always be interested in your opinion of the books youve read.
Inarguably, it is the longest australian novel of all time. Everyday low prices on a huge range of new releases and classic fiction. Poor fellow my country is the only australian novel to appear on this list. Published in 1975, this magnificent epic deals with themes of illegitimacy, australias postcolonial beginnings and its relationship to. Written by xavier herbert over a 10 year period in the 1960s, poor fellow my country won the miles franklin award in 1975 and is on record as being the longest australian novel ever written. He is perhaps best remembered for his miles franklinwinning book poor fellow my country. Poor fellow my country won the 1976 miles franklin literary award for books. Xavier herberts poor fellow my country republished for. Poor fellow my country by xavier herbert 9780732299460. Published in 1975, this novel narrates the story of jeremy delacy. Poor fellow my country paperback 1983 by xavier herbert author. The enduring mystery of poor fellow my country lies here, in the gap between the flaws of the work and the visionary grandeur others have discovered in it. It is not a sequel and it is not, in my opinion, of exactly the same calibre, but it is a very fine book nonetheless. Read poor fellow my country by xavier herbert available from rakuten kobo.
Critics have related australia to past movies, australian and american, as an epic reinterpreting a national past. Women 1961, larger than life 1963 and disturbing element 1963. Poor fellow my country is arguably the longest singlevolume novel ever published in english. A collection of short stories, larger than life, and disturbing element, an autobiography, were both published in 1963. Poor fellow my country herbert xavier marlowes books. Poor fellow my country is an australian classic, perhaps the australian classic. If, as greer suggests, whitefellas are the problem, then herberts poor fellow my country explains why. Poor fellow my country falls somewhere between a 3. Primarily, it is the story of jeremy delacy and his illegitimate grandson prindy in the years leading up to world war ii.
Ranging over a period of some six years, the story is set during the late 1930s and early 1940s. About the book poor fellow my country is an australian classic, perhaps the australian classic the times literary supplement. And if you are still ready for more by then, well youre in luck, because herbert wrote a further volume about life in northern australia, capricornia. With enduring portraits of a large cast of local and international characters, herbert paints a scene of racial, familial and political disparity.