The Clairvoyant Goat And Other Stories
Edition: 1st ed.,
Condition remarks:
Book: Very good
Jacket: Very good
Pages: Good
Markings: No markings
A masterwork of Australian short fiction, The Clairvoyant Goat and Other Stories presents Hal Porter's razor-sharp wit and darkly comic sensibility at their finest, gathering a collection of tales that illuminate the absurdities and quiet tragedies of human nature. Porter chronicles the lives of ordinary Australians — and occasionally more exotic characters — with a prose style that is simultaneously ornate and precise, catching his subjects in moments of self-deception, social pretension, and unexpected revelation. Each story uncovers the strange currents running beneath the surface of everyday life, rendered with a satirical edge that is as unsettling as it is entertaining. Porter's command of voice and atmosphere cements his reputation as one of the most distinctive stylists in twentieth-century Australian literature, and this collection stands as a compelling showcase of his gifts for irony, observation, and darkly playful storytelling.
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Description
Edition: 1st ed.,
Condition remarks:
Book: Very good
Jacket: Very good
Pages: Good
Markings: No markings
A masterwork of Australian short fiction, The Clairvoyant Goat and Other Stories presents Hal Porter's razor-sharp wit and darkly comic sensibility at their finest, gathering a collection of tales that illuminate the absurdities and quiet tragedies of human nature. Porter chronicles the lives of ordinary Australians — and occasionally more exotic characters — with a prose style that is simultaneously ornate and precise, catching his subjects in moments of self-deception, social pretension, and unexpected revelation. Each story uncovers the strange currents running beneath the surface of everyday life, rendered with a satirical edge that is as unsettling as it is entertaining. Porter's command of voice and atmosphere cements his reputation as one of the most distinctive stylists in twentieth-century Australian literature, and this collection stands as a compelling showcase of his gifts for irony, observation, and darkly playful storytelling.
