Visitants

Randolph Stow, Drusilla Modjeska

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Text Publishing Company
26 August 2015

Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945); Australian Fiction

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? First published in 1979, Randolph Stow's novel Visitants was informed by the author's own time in the Trobriand Islands two decades earlier. It is one of the most potent examinations of Australian colonialism.

By: Randolph Stow
Introduction by: Drusilla Modjeska
Imprint: Text Publishing Company
Country of Publication: Australia
Dimensions: Height: 198mm, Width: 128mm, Spine: 19mm
Weight: 201g
ISBN: 9781925240276
ISBN 10: 1925240274
Publication Date: 26 August 2015
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Reviews for Visitants

'A brilliant, ambitious novel.' Sydney Morning Herald 'Tautly and vibrantly written, and brilliantly evocative of its Trobriand Islands setting.' Australian Book Review 'Storytelling at its very best...An extraordinary novel.' Boston Globe 'It is a rare pleasure for those of us who are already fans to have these works at our disposal...[Stow was] the most talented and celebrated Australian author of the post-White generation.' Monthly

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Visitants

Randolph Stow, Drusilla Modjeska

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