Kangaroo (Paperback)

Paperback. After the Great War, Richard Lovat Somers, a writer, and Harriet, his wife, leave disillusioned Europe for Australia. Almost immediately, Somers comes into the orbit of the charismatic Kangaroo, who leads a shadowy political movement in Sydney. With its astonishing descriptions of the bush biding its time with a terrible ageless watchfulness, and its free-form narrative, Kangaroo captivates and provokes. First published in 1923, D. H. Lawrences semi-autobiographical novel is among the most significant works in Australian literature. In Nicolas Rothwells new introduction to Kangaroo, he writes: Everyone who seeks to find words that match the Australian landscape isan inheritor of Lawrence. He made the bush a serious subject for literary endeavour. A landmark D. H. Lawrence novel, considered to be among the best writing about Australia. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.