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Discover the profound beauty of 'A Sand Archive', a compelling narrative that intertwines the stories of Australia's iconic Great Ocean Road and the enigmatic FB Herschell. This award-winning novel, the recipient of the Patrick White Literary Award and shortlisted for the Miles Franklin Literary Award in 2019, invites readers on a journey through time and landscape, exploring the delicate balance between history and personal insight. The young writer's quest for the hidden gems of Herschell's life unveils not only the history of the coastal realm but also a man whose poetic reflections on sand offer a fresh perspective on existence itself. With 320 pages of rich storytelling, this trade paperback, published by Pan Macmillan Australia in 2018, provides an artistic exploration of life, love, and nature's intricate tapestry. It's a must-read for those interested in Australian literature, coastal histories, and the landscapes that shape our memories. Experience the lyrical mastery and technical prowess that defines this enchanting work. Note: Shipping for this item is free. Please allow up to 6 weeks for delivery. Once your order is placed, it cannot be cancelled. Condition: BRAND NEW. ISBN: 9781760552145. Format: Trade paperback (UK).
Note: Shipping for this item is free. Please allow up to 6 weeks for delivery. Once your order is placed, it cannot be cancelled.
Condition: BRAND NEW
ISBN: 9781760552145
Format: Trade paperback (UK)
Year: 2018
Publisher: Pan Macmillan Australia
Pages: 320
Description:
WINNER OF THE PATRICK WHITE LITERARY AWARD
Long before I ever met him I knew his name from the leaky desiccated type of a grey-brown slim volume, cheaply printed but essential to my research...
Seeking stories of Australia's Great Ocean Road, a young writer stumbles across a manual from a minor player in the road's history, FB Herschell. It is a volume unremarkable in every way, save for the surprising portrait of its author that can be read between its lines: a vision of a man who writes with uncanny poetry about sand.
And as he continues to mine the archive of FB Herschell - engineer, historian, philosopher - it is not the subject, but the man who begins to fascinate. A man whose private revolution among the streets of Paris in May 1968 begins to change the way he views life, love, and the coastal landscape into which he was born...
SHORTLISTED FOR THE MILES FRANKLIN LITERARY AWARD 2019
PRAISE FOR A SAND ARCHIVE
"So beautiful, so subtle...a story told with rare tenderness and restraint. FB Herschell is one of the great characters of Australian literature." Carrie Tiffany
"A bravura work" Michelle de Kretser
"Day has written a ripper of a novel here" Readings
"effortlessly combines the erudition of two rarely yoked disciplines: engineering and literature [and] harnesses technical language to convincingly lyrical ends." Sydney Morning Herald
"The novel is an elegiac meditation on worlds changed by natural processes and human forces. Ultimately, through Herschell's character, it provides a model for the kind of rigorous and poetic attentiveness that mi
Note: Shipping for this item is free. Please allow up to 6 weeks for delivery. Once your order is placed, it cannot be cancelled.
Condition: BRAND NEW
ISBN: 9781760552145
Format: Trade paperback (UK)
Year: 2018
Publisher: Pan Macmillan Australia
Pages: 320
Description:
WINNER OF THE PATRICK WHITE LITERARY AWARD
Long before I ever met him I knew his name from the leaky desiccated type of a grey-brown slim volume, cheaply printed but essential to my research...
Seeking stories of Australia's Great Ocean Road, a young writer stumbles across a manual from a minor player in the road's history, FB Herschell. It is a volume unremarkable in every way, save for the surprising portrait of its author that can be read between its lines: a vision of a man who writes with uncanny poetry about sand.
And as he continues to mine the archive of FB Herschell - engineer, historian, philosopher - it is not the subject, but the man who begins to fascinate. A man whose private revolution among the streets of Paris in May 1968 begins to change the way he views life, love, and the coastal landscape into which he was born...
SHORTLISTED FOR THE MILES FRANKLIN LITERARY AWARD 2019
PRAISE FOR A SAND ARCHIVE
"So beautiful, so subtle...a story told with rare tenderness and restraint. FB Herschell is one of the great characters of Australian literature." Carrie Tiffany
"A bravura work" Michelle de Kretser
"Day has written a ripper of a novel here" Readings
"effortlessly combines the erudition of two rarely yoked disciplines: engineering and literature [and] harnesses technical language to convincingly lyrical ends." Sydney Morning Herald
"The novel is an elegiac meditation on worlds changed by natural processes and human forces. Ultimately, through Herschell's character, it provides a model for the kind of rigorous and poetic attentiveness that mi