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"Intense and extraordinary."—Spectator
The once prosperous outback town of Tourmaline is dying, gripped by drought. The remaining townspeople have little to do but drink. When a mysterious water diviner emerges from the desert, many are drawn to his teachings.
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Julian Randolph ‘Mick’ Stow was born in Western Australia, in 1935. His third novel To the Islands won the 1958 Miles Franklin Literary Award. Stow never allowed its two predecessors to be republished.
He lived in the US on a Harkness fellowship in the 1960s. Stow died in 2010.
Gabrielle Carey is a writer of non-fiction, essays and articles. Her most recent book, 'Moving Among Strangers', was the joint winner of the 2014 Prime Minister's Literary Award for Non-Fiction. She lectures in the Arts Faculty at University of Technology, Sydney.
He lived in the US on a Harkness fellowship in the 1960s. Stow died in 2010.
Gabrielle Carey is a writer of non-fiction, essays and articles. Her most recent book, 'Moving Among Strangers', was the joint winner of the 2014 Prime Minister's Literary Award for Non-Fiction. She lectures in the Arts Faculty at University of Technology, Sydney.
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Paperback. Zustand: new. Paperback. Once prosperous, the town of Tourmaline in outback Western Australia is dying. The mines are drying up and the land is riddled by drought. Those townspeople left have little to do but wile away the hours with drink.Salvation of sorts arrives in the form of Michael Random, a mysterious water diviner who emerges from the desert. As the town's reluctant messiah Random begins to spread the word of Christ. Desperate for a reprieve, many of the locals are drawn to his teachings, but a stubborn few remain sceptical of their new leader.A post-apocalyptic parable, Tourmaline is Randolph Stow's most allusive and controversial novel. It remains a landmark in Australian literature more than half a century after its first publication.'Intense and extraordinary.' Spectator'Brilliantly evocative.disturbing.' Meanjin Randolph Stow's most surreal and allegorical novel, a bleak but comic staging of human frailty and the need for belief. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 9781925240306
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Paperback. Zustand: new. Paperback. Once prosperous, the town of Tourmaline in outback Western Australia is dying. The mines are drying up and the land is riddled by drought. Those townspeople left have little to do but wile away the hours with drink.Salvation of sorts arrives in the form of Michael Random, a mysterious water diviner who emerges from the desert. As the town's reluctant messiah Random begins to spread the word of Christ. Desperate for a reprieve, many of the locals are drawn to his teachings, but a stubborn few remain sceptical of their new leader.A post-apocalyptic parable, Tourmaline is Randolph Stow's most allusive and controversial novel. It remains a landmark in Australian literature more than half a century after its first publication.'Intense and extraordinary.' Spectator'Brilliantly evocative.disturbing.' Meanjin Randolph Stow's most surreal and allegorical novel, a bleak but comic staging of human frailty and the need for belief. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 9781925240306
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Paperback. Zustand: new. Paperback. Once prosperous, the town of Tourmaline in outback Western Australia is dying. The mines are drying up and the land is riddled by drought. Those townspeople left have little to do but wile away the hours with drink.Salvation of sorts arrives in the form of Michael Random, a mysterious water diviner who emerges from the desert. As the town's reluctant messiah Random begins to spread the word of Christ. Desperate for a reprieve, many of the locals are drawn to his teachings, but a stubborn few remain sceptical of their new leader.A post-apocalyptic parable, Tourmaline is Randolph Stow's most allusive and controversial novel. It remains a landmark in Australian literature more than half a century after its first publication.'Intense and extraordinary.' Spectator'Brilliantly evocative.disturbing.' Meanjin Randolph Stow's most surreal and allegorical novel, a bleak but comic staging of human frailty and the need for belief. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 9781925240306
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