The Hills of Apollo Bay

by Peter Cowan

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About the Book

‘… a writer’s writer who has created a position at the leading edge of his craft.’ — Weekend Australian

‘The protest, a lament for that lost ferment of Australian art and ideas and succeeding cultural deadness, is subtle but sure.’ — Hal Colebatch, The West Australian

Richard is a young writer running from his hometown of Perth in search of a freer existence in Melbourne. His best friend is an ex-boxer turned black marketeer and his girlfriend is an old-fashioned “tart” with heart.

Against the background of post-war censorship and isolation, Richard struggles to find cultural nourishment. With a profound dismay about the directions we have followed in the post-war world, Cowan challenges some of our most cherished assumptions about our identity, our culture and the land.

Category

Adult Fiction

Publication Year

2009

Edition

Australian Classics Edition

Publisher

Fremantle Press

ISBN13

9781921361616

HB/PB

Paperback

Format

B Format (192mm x 128mm)

Pages

304

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