Moon At Perigee
Edition: 1st ed.,
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Wear and tear
Pages: Yellowed
Markings: No markings
Condition remarks: Boards - good. Binding - tight. Clean text.
A work of literary fiction set against the turbulent backdrop of post-World War II Asia, Moon at Perigee chronicles the moral and psychological unraveling of a group of Western correspondents and expatriates adrift in a world reshaped by war and disillusionment. George H. Johnston, drawing on his own extensive experience as a war correspondent, presents a sharply observed portrait of men and women struggling to find meaning and identity in the ruins of a familiar order. The novel's tone is brooding and introspective, suffused with a melancholy that reflects the broader anxieties of a generation confronting the hollowness of post-war life. Johnston illustrates with unflinching honesty how displacement, moral compromise, and personal failure corrode the human spirit, rendering his characters both deeply flawed and utterly compelling. A significant work in Australian literature, it stands as a powerful meditation on loss, conscience, and the cost of bearing witness to history's darkest chapters.
Description
Edition: 1st ed.,
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Wear and tear
Pages: Yellowed
Markings: No markings
Condition remarks: Boards - good. Binding - tight. Clean text.
A work of literary fiction set against the turbulent backdrop of post-World War II Asia, Moon at Perigee chronicles the moral and psychological unraveling of a group of Western correspondents and expatriates adrift in a world reshaped by war and disillusionment. George H. Johnston, drawing on his own extensive experience as a war correspondent, presents a sharply observed portrait of men and women struggling to find meaning and identity in the ruins of a familiar order. The novel's tone is brooding and introspective, suffused with a melancholy that reflects the broader anxieties of a generation confronting the hollowness of post-war life. Johnston illustrates with unflinching honesty how displacement, moral compromise, and personal failure corrode the human spirit, rendering his characters both deeply flawed and utterly compelling. A significant work in Australian literature, it stands as a powerful meditation on loss, conscience, and the cost of bearing witness to history's darkest chapters.
