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The Plains

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The Plains

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Winner, Patrick White Literary Award, 1999

Twenty years ago, when I first arrived on the plains, I kept my eyes open. I looked for anything in the landscape that seemed to hint at some elaborate meaning behind appearances. This is the story of the families of the plains – obsessed with their land and history, their culture and mythology-and of the man who ventured into their world.

Introduced by Wayne Macauley.

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Format

Paperback

Publisher

Text Publishing Co

Country

Australia

Date

26 April 2012

Pages

190

ISBN

9781921922275

Winner, Patrick White Literary Award, 1999

Twenty years ago, when I first arrived on the plains, I kept my eyes open. I looked for anything in the landscape that seemed to hint at some elaborate meaning behind appearances. This is the story of the families of the plains – obsessed with their land and history, their culture and mythology-and of the man who ventured into their world.

Introduced by Wayne Macauley.

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Format

Paperback

Publisher

Text Publishing Co

Country

Australia

Date

26 April 2012

Pages

190

ISBN

9781921922275

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