Isbn: 9781925240276 - Visitants (text Classics) (20 results)

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Condition: New.

Paperback. Condition: New.

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. When Patrol Officer Alistair Cawdor commits suicide on a small island off New Guinea a colonial inquest is launched. Five witnesses are called to give testimony: the government interpreter, the territory's cadet officer, a planter who claims ownership of the island, one of his servants and the son of the local chief.Each has a disturbing story to tell. Cawdor's secret past will eventually be put together, piece by damning piece. But what of the ominous newcomer Metusela, and the unidentified visitant that has inspired a cargo cult?First published in 1979, Randolph Stow's novel Visitants was informed by the author's own time in the Trobriand Islands two decades earlier. It is one of the most potent examinations of Australian colonialism.'A brilliant, ambitious novel.' Sydney Morning Herald'Tautly and vibrantly written, and brilliantly evocative of its Trobriand Islands setting.' Australian Book Review An investigation into a Patrol Officer's suicide in New Guinea leads to revelations about his secret past. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Condition: New. pp. 272.

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 288 pages. 8.00x5.00x0.75 inches. In Stock.

Condition: New. pp. 272.

Condition: New. Series: Text Classics. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 20. Weight in Grams: 202. . 2016. Paperback. . . . .

Condition: New. pp. 272.

Condition: New. Series: Text Classics. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 20. Weight in Grams: 202. . 2016. Paperback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

Paperback / softback. Condition: New. New copy - Usually dispatched within 4 working days.

Condition: New.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Paperback. Randolph Stow, Text Publishing. I want to die. I do not want to be mad.It is like my body is a house, and some visitor has come, and attacked the person who lived there. After an Australian patrol officer commits suicide on a remote New Guinea island in 1959, five witnesses are called to a government inquiry. Each has a disturbing story to tell: strand by strand, the mystery of the officer's past is unravelled. But what of other visitants, like the unidentified flying object and the cargo cult it has inspired on the island? Informed by Randolph Stow's experiences, Visitants is an original, astonishing investigation of colonialism. Paperback.…

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. I want to die. I do not want to be mad.It is like my body is a house, and some visitor has come, and attacked the person who lived there.After an Australian patrol officer commits suicide on a remote New Guinea island in 1959, five witnesses are called to a government inquiry. Each has a disturbing story to tell: strand by strand, the mystery of the officers past is unravelled. But what of other visitants, like the unidentified flying object and the cargo cult it has inspired on the island? Informed by Randolph Stows experiences, Visitants is an original, astonishing investigation of colonialism. An investigation into a Patrol Officer's suicide in New Guinea leads to revelations about his secret past. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.…

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. When Patrol Officer Alistair Cawdor commits suicide on a small island off New Guinea a colonial inquest is launched. Five witnesses are called to give testimony: the government interpreter, the territory's cadet officer, a planter who claims ownership of the island, one of his servants and the son of the local chief.Each has a disturbing story to tell. Cawdor's secret past will eventually be put together, piece by damning piece. But what of the ominous newcomer Metusela, and the unidentified visitant that has inspired a cargo cult?First published in 1979, Randolph Stow's novel Visitants was informed by the author's own time in the Trobriand Islands two decades earlier. It is one of the most potent examinations of Australian colonialism.'A brilliant, ambitious novel.' Sydney Morning Herald'Tautly and vibrantly written, and brilliantly evocative of its Trobriand Islands setting.' Australian Book Review An investigation into a Patrol Officer's suicide in New Guinea leads to revelations about his secret past. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.…

Condition: New. &Uumlber den AutorJulian Randolph Mick Stow was born in Geraldton, Western Australia, in 1935. While at university he sent his poems to a British publisher. The resulting collection, Act One, won the Australian Literature Society.

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware - An investigation into a Patrol Officer's suicide in New Guinea leads to revelations about his secret past.

Paperback. Condition: New.