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The Pages
Murray Bail
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Description for The Pages
Paperback. On a family sheep station in the interior of Australia, a brother and sister work the property while their reclusive brother, Wesley Antill, spends years toiling away in one of the sheds, writing a philosophy. Now he has died. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 14. Weight in Grams: 148.
What are The Pages?
On a family sheep station in the interior of Australia, a brother and sister work the property while their reclusive brother, Wesley Antill, spends years toiling away in one of the sheds, writing a philosophy.
Now he has died. Erica, a philosopher, is sent from Sydney to appraise his work. Accompanying her is Sophie, who needs a distraction from a string of failed relationships. Her field is psychoanalysis. These two women, each with different views of the world, face a situation they have not experienced before, with surprising results.
Product Details
Publisher
Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
Number of Pages
208
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780099524281
SKU
V9780099524281
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-16
About Murray Bail
Murray Bail was born in Adelaide in 1941. He is the author of four novels and two collections of short stories. Harvill Secker published his Notebooks in 2005. His novel Eucalyptus was awarded the 1999 Commonwealth Writers' Prize and the Miles Franklin Literary Award.
Reviews for The Pages
The novel's pleasures... mostly reside in its formal arrangement and Bail's brilliantly distilled, and witty prose
Times Literary Supplement
A curious and intriguing novel... the brilliant skill of the writing makes the world come alive on the page
Hermione Lee
Guardian
A nicely written, wonderfully entertaining novel... Philosophy is a big, difficult subject - there ... Read more
Times Literary Supplement
A curious and intriguing novel... the brilliant skill of the writing makes the world come alive on the page
Hermione Lee
Guardian
A nicely written, wonderfully entertaining novel... Philosophy is a big, difficult subject - there ... Read more