The Far Road
Edition: First Edition
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Book: Fair
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Condition remarks: Small inscription on bibliography page.
A work of literary fiction rooted in mid-twentieth-century Australia, The Far Road by George Johnston chronicles the journey of a war correspondent navigating the physical and psychological landscapes of conflict in Asia. Johnston, best known for his autobiographical My Brother Jack trilogy, brings the same unflinching honesty and introspective depth to this novel, illustrating the toll that bearing witness to war exacts on the human spirit. The narrative uncovers the tension between duty and personal disintegration, presenting a protagonist caught between the compulsion to document suffering and the desperate need to find meaning beyond it. Written with a spare, journalistic prose that carries both authority and melancholy, the story argues that the true cost of war is measured not only in lives lost but in the quiet erosion of the men who survive to tell its story.
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Edition: First Edition
Condition remarks:
Book: Fair
Jacket: Wear and tear
Pages: Good , price clipped
Markings: No markings
Condition remarks: Small inscription on bibliography page.
A work of literary fiction rooted in mid-twentieth-century Australia, The Far Road by George Johnston chronicles the journey of a war correspondent navigating the physical and psychological landscapes of conflict in Asia. Johnston, best known for his autobiographical My Brother Jack trilogy, brings the same unflinching honesty and introspective depth to this novel, illustrating the toll that bearing witness to war exacts on the human spirit. The narrative uncovers the tension between duty and personal disintegration, presenting a protagonist caught between the compulsion to document suffering and the desperate need to find meaning beyond it. Written with a spare, journalistic prose that carries both authority and melancholy, the story argues that the true cost of war is measured not only in lives lost but in the quiet erosion of the men who survive to tell its story.
