Nature's Fool

Timothy Doyle

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Melbourne Books
08 April 2025

Historical fiction; Australian Fiction

Magical realism meets historical fiction in this expansive exploration of identity, place and belonging, which moves from Ireland to early colonial Australia.

Possessing enormous physical strength, Seamus has a sacred and intimate relationship with the sea, can shape-shift, and has been gifted with second sight. But he is no hero. Illiterate and largely mute, he is a warrior without a sword, a poet without words. In the absence of his own voice, Seamus' story is told by his son Tomas, a seannachie, partly spinning an overblown yarn in the Celtic oral tradition and, at other times, falling into his role as schoolteacher.

Magical realism meets historical fiction in this novel, loosely based on real events occurring in the first years of white incursion into South Australia from the 1830s to the 1870s. From Ireland to the land that would become Australia, Nature's Fool crosses oceans, lands and time in its exploration of identity, place and belonging.

By: Timothy Doyle
Imprint: Melbourne Books
Country of Publication: Australia
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 154mm, Spine: 1mm
Weight: 1g
ISBN: 9781922779441
ISBN 10: 192277944X
Pages: 224
Publication Date: 08 April 2025
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Timothy Doyle's most recent publications being Dyandi (2014) and The Rise and Return of the Indo-Pacific (2020). He is a dedicated human rights and environmental activist, and holds titles of Professor of Politics and International Relations in the United Kingdom and Australia. He is both an Australian and Irish citizen.