In the land of Oz
By: Howard Jacobson
Edition: Pbk. ed.
Publisher: Bloomsbury
Published: 2013
Place of publication: New York, NY
Language: eng
Number of pages: 517
ISBN-13: 9781608198955
Subjects: Social life and customs; Description and travel
Description: On what he calls "the adventure of his life," Howard Jacobson travels around Australia, never entirely sure where he is heading next or whether he has the courage to tackle the wild life of the bush, the wild men of the outback, or the even wilder women of the seaboard cities. In pursuit of the best of Australian good times, he joins revelers at Uluru, argues with racists in the Kimberleys, parties with winegrowers in the Barossa, and falls for ballet dancers in Perth. And even as vexed questions of national identity and Aboriginal land rights present themselves, his love for Australia and Australians never falters.
Notes: "First published in 1987 by Hamish Hamilton"--T.p. verso.
Table of contents: title: On wings of poesy; title: Shiklone Troicee and after; title: bungle bungle; title: Arse-end Charlie; title: Umpie bong; title: Neither an Ong nor a Mo; title: Et in Arcadia nos; title: Lost orisons; title: Granny apples; title: The town with a [heart] of gold; title: A roomette with a view; title: Ich hatt' eins ein schön' Vaterland; title: Where. Edna. Laide. Me; title: 'An interesting place with lots of sandhills'; title: Mintja; title: Ghostbusting; title: The townsville hoist; title: Gone troppo; title: The expulsion from paradise; title: Found! : the spangled drongo.