The Tree Of Man
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The Tree of Man is a landmark work of Australian literature, chronicling the lives of Stan and Amy Parker, a young couple who carve a farm out of the Australian bush in the early twentieth century. Patrick White presents an epic, multigenerational portrait of ordinary existence, tracing the passage of decades through drought, flood, war, and the encroachment of suburban sprawl on the once-wild landscape. Written with dense, lyrical prose, the novel argues that profound meaning and spiritual truth are embedded within the most unremarkable lives, elevating the mundane to the mythic. It stands as one of the great achievements of twentieth-century fiction, cementing White's reputation as the first Australian to win the Nobel Prize in Literature.
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Condition remarks:
Condition: Good to fair. Paperback. Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner inscription.
The Tree of Man is a landmark work of Australian literature, chronicling the lives of Stan and Amy Parker, a young couple who carve a farm out of the Australian bush in the early twentieth century. Patrick White presents an epic, multigenerational portrait of ordinary existence, tracing the passage of decades through drought, flood, war, and the encroachment of suburban sprawl on the once-wild landscape. Written with dense, lyrical prose, the novel argues that profound meaning and spiritual truth are embedded within the most unremarkable lives, elevating the mundane to the mythic. It stands as one of the great achievements of twentieth-century fiction, cementing White's reputation as the first Australian to win the Nobel Prize in Literature.
