num_pages: 432
description: Richard and Harriet Somers flee to Australia to escape the decay of post-war Europe. A disillusioned writer, Richard seeks community in a group and finds himself both attracted and repelled by its enigmatic leader Kangaroo. THE NEW YORK REVIEW OF BOOKS calls D.H. Lawrence's classic" . . . the most truthful and disturbing image one can find of Australia in literature".
language: English
title: Kangaroo
titlecomplete: Kangaroo
genres: 20th Century, Literature, Classics, Novels, Australia, English Literature, Historical Fiction, Fiction, Politics, British Literature
ratings_count: 571
publisher: Penguin