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Holden's Performance
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Holden's Performance
From the author of "Homesickness" and "Eucalyptus", comes a brilliant prize-winning novel which tells the life story of Holden Shadbolt, a man who possesses extraordinary gifts. Shortlist Miles Franklin Award 1987.
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Holden's Performance is the sprawling tale of Holden Shadbolt, a guileless and matter-of-fact man, as he passes through the cities and landscapes of Australia. He follows the flamboyant people around him - ex-corporal Frank 'Bloodnut' McBee who woos Holden's mother; his uncle Vern, a shortsighted proofreader with a weakness for eating newspaper with his breakfast cereal; and the crippled artist Harriet, whose twists and curves intersect Holden's own unswervingly straight lines...
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Holden's Performance by Murray Bail is often lauded for its unique blend of wit and introspection. Reviewers appreciate the novel’s clever narrative and vivid character portrayal, noting that it provides a deep exploration of identity and ambition through the life of the titular Holden. The writing style is frequently described as engaging and evocative, with a distinctive Australian essence that adds depth and authenticity to the storytelling.
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ISBN: 9781875847686
Publisher: Text Publishing
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 03 May 1999
Country: Australia
Imprint: The Text Publishing Company
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 28.0mm
Width: 132.0mm
Height: 198.0mm
Weight: 356g
Pages: 374
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About the Author
Murray Bail was born in Adelaide in 1941. Homesickness, his first novel, won the National Book Award for Australian Literature and the Melbourne Age Book of the Year Award. Holden's Performance, first published in 1988, won the Vance Palmer Prize for Fiction. Eucalyptus was the winner of the Commonwealth Writers Prize and the Miles Franklin Literary Award. Murray Bail's non-fiction includes an acclaimed monograph on the work of the painter Ian Fairweather and Longhand, A Writer's Notebook.
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