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Such is Life

Joseph Furphy

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  • 174 sidor
  • 2022
Such is Life (1903) is a novel by Joseph Furphy. Written under his pseudonym Tom Collins, Such is Life is a unique and challenging story that took decades to achieve a proper audience. Earning comparisons to the works of Melville and Twain, Furphys novel is considered a landmark of Australian literature. The fore part of the day was altogether devoid of interest or event. Overhead, the sun blazing wastefully and thanklessly through a rarefied atmosphere; underfoot the hot, black clay, thirsting for spring rain, and bare except for inedible roley-poleys, coarse tussocks, and the woody stubble of close-eaten salt-bush; between sky and earth, a solitary wayfarer, wisely lapt in philosophic torpor. Setting out on a trek through the outback, Tom Collins begins his seemingly endless torrent of words, a journey through language to match his journey over land. Accompanied by a dog and two horses, he meets a vibrant array of characters from all nations and walks of life; from drovers to criminals, Collins can talk with them all. Described by Furphy himself as offensively Australian, Such is Life is part travelogue, part philosophy, a novel ahead of its time that remains informative for our own. With a beautifully designed cover and professionally typeset manuscript, this edition of Joseph Furphys Such is Life is a classic work of Australian literature reimagined for modern readers.
  • Författare: Joseph Furphy
  • Format: Inbunden
  • ISBN: 9781513134321
  • Språk: Engelska
  • Antal sidor: 174
  • Utgivningsdatum: 2022-03-31
  • Förlag: West Margin Press