The Plains
Carlton, Australia: Norstrilia Press, 1982.
First edition, first issue dust jacket. [viii], 126 pp. Bound in publisher's dark blue cloth, spine lettered in gilt. Fine in Near Fine dust jacket, a little shelf worn and soiled but unfaded; foxing to verso. The acclaimed Australian writer's allegorical novel about a filmmaker who visits the vast open plains in the interior of the continent to gather inspiration for his project The Interior. It seems to be an alternate Australia he's discussing, though-- elaborately sketched out by the obsessive narrator. Is this Australia even supposed to be real or is it in his head? Does it matter? A puzzling, slim novella about Australian literature and identity. The New York Times once called the author "the greatest living English-language writer most people have never heard of."
Price: $1,500