num_pages: 296
description: This novel, by the author of Oscar and Lucinda, tells the story of a man who, recovering from death, is convinced that he is in hell. For the first time in his life, Harry Joy sees the world as it really is, and takes up a notebook to explore and notate the true nature of the Underworld.
language: English
title: Bliss
titlecomplete: Bliss
genres: Classics, Comedy, Australia, Novels, 20th Century, Literature, Contemporary, Literary Fiction, Fiction, Modern
ratings_count: 3395
awards: awardedAt: 378720000000
name: New South Wales Premier's Literary Award
category: Christina Stead Prize for Fiction, awardedAt: 347184000000
name: Miles Franklin Literary Award, awardedAt: 378720000000
name: National Book Council Banjo Award
category: Fiction
publisher: Harper & Row