Power Without Glory
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A landmark of Australian fiction, Power Without Glory is a sweeping, roman à clef that chronicles the rise of John West, a ruthless working-class man who claws his way from the slums of Melbourne to the heights of political and financial power. Drawing closely from the real life of controversial businessman and political powerbroker John Wren, Hardy's novel unflinchingly details the corruption, bribery, and moral decay that underpin West's empire, painting a damning portrait of how power is truly won and maintained in Australian society. The narrative carries a bold, unflinching tone — part social realism, part political exposé — that caused such a scandal upon its 1950 publication that Hardy himself was tried for criminal libel. Spanning decades and generations, the novel illustrates how ambition without conscience corrodes not only institutions but families and communities alike. Power Without Glory stands as one of the most courageous and consequential works in Australian literary history, a novel that argues, with fierce conviction, that the machinery of power is built on a foundation of ruthless self-interest.
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Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Very good
Pages: Good
Markings: No markings
A landmark of Australian fiction, Power Without Glory is a sweeping, roman à clef that chronicles the rise of John West, a ruthless working-class man who claws his way from the slums of Melbourne to the heights of political and financial power. Drawing closely from the real life of controversial businessman and political powerbroker John Wren, Hardy's novel unflinchingly details the corruption, bribery, and moral decay that underpin West's empire, painting a damning portrait of how power is truly won and maintained in Australian society. The narrative carries a bold, unflinching tone — part social realism, part political exposé — that caused such a scandal upon its 1950 publication that Hardy himself was tried for criminal libel. Spanning decades and generations, the novel illustrates how ambition without conscience corrodes not only institutions but families and communities alike. Power Without Glory stands as one of the most courageous and consequential works in Australian literary history, a novel that argues, with fierce conviction, that the machinery of power is built on a foundation of ruthless self-interest.
