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Happy Valley: Text Classics
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Happy Valley, Patrick White's magnificent debut novel, was first published in 1939. Long out of print, it is now part of the Text Classics series. Based on White's own experiences in the early 1930s as a jackaroo at Bolaro, near Adaminaby in south-eastern New South Wales, Happy Valley paints a portrait of a community in a desolate landscape.
It is a jagged and restless study of small-town and country life. White was twenty-seven when Happy Valley was published by George C. Harrop in London. This mesmerising first novel gives us a prolonged glimpse of literary genius in the making. It won the Australian Literature Society Gold Medal in 1941, but White did not allow the novel to be republished in English during his lifetime.
Its appearance now in the Text Classics series is a major literary event. Happy Valley is the missing piece in the extraordinary jigsaw of White's work.
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Happy Valley by Patrick White is admired for its vivid prose and early indications of White's future greatness. Reviewers praise its captivating narrative that illuminates the ordinary in gripping ways, showcasing White's emerging mastery. The novel explores themes of thwarted lives and societal constraints in an oppressive Australian town, combining a contemporary feel with timeless relevance.
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ISBN: 9781922182418
Publisher: Text Publishing
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 25 June 2014
Country: Australia
Imprint: The Text Publishing Company
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 27.0mm
Width: 129.0mm
Height: 200.0mm
Weight: 298g
Pages: 432
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