Visitants by Randolph Stow
When Patrol Officer Alistair Cawdor commits suicide on a small island off New Guinea a colonial inquest is launched. Five witnesses are called to give testimony: the government interpreter, the territory's cadet officer, a planter who claims ownership of the island, one of his servants and the son of the local chief. Each has a disturbing story to tell. Cawdor's secret past will eventually be put together, piece by damning piece. But what of the ominous newcomer Metusela, and the unidentified visitant that has inspired a cargo cult?
Julian Randolph 'Mick' Stow was born in Western Australia, in 1935. His third novel To the Islands won the 1958 Miles Franklin Literary Award. Stow never allowed its two predecessors to be republished.
He lived in the US on a Harkness fellowship in the 1960s. Stow died in 2010. Gabrielle Carey is a writer of non-fiction, essays and articles. Her most recent book, 'Moving Among Strangers', was the joint winner of the 2014 Prime Minister's Literary Award for Non-Fiction. She lectures in the Arts Faculty at University of Technology, Sydney.
He lived in the US on a Harkness fellowship in the 1960s. Stow died in 2010. Gabrielle Carey is a writer of non-fiction, essays and articles. Her most recent book, 'Moving Among Strangers', was the joint winner of the 2014 Prime Minister's Literary Award for Non-Fiction. She lectures in the Arts Faculty at University of Technology, Sydney.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781925240276 |
| ISBN 10 | 1925240274 |
| Title | Visitants |
| Author | Randolph Stow |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Text Publishing |
| Year published | 2015-08-26 |
| Number of pages | 272 |
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