Items related to The Tree of Man
Stan Parker, with only a horse and a dog for company journeys to a remote patch of land he has inherited in the Australian hills. Once the land is cleared and a rudimentary house built, he brings his wife Amy to the wilderness. Together they face lives of joy and sorrow as they struggle against the environment.
"synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.
Review:
"[This is] one of those magnificent novels given to us when a great writer is in perfect harmony with the mythic soul of humanity" (Carmen Callil Guardian)
"He is, in the finest sense, a world novelist" (Guardian)
"His greatest novel, The Tree of Man is a tragic pastoral about the penitential struggle with nature in a grim Australian Eden" (Peter Conrad Observer)
"The novel has unforgettable scenes, marvellous characters, wide ranges of mood, strikingly fresh imagery - all those ingredients which make a novel...become a permanent part of our memory" (Washington Post)
"A timeless work of art from which no essential element of life has been omitted" (New York Times Book Review)
Book Description:
"He is, in the finest sense, a world novelist" (Guardian)
"His greatest novel, The Tree of Man is a tragic pastoral about the penitential struggle with nature in a grim Australian Eden" (Peter Conrad Observer)
"The novel has unforgettable scenes, marvellous characters, wide ranges of mood, strikingly fresh imagery - all those ingredients which make a novel...become a permanent part of our memory" (Washington Post)
"A timeless work of art from which no essential element of life has been omitted" (New York Times Book Review)
An extraordinary story about a couple’s experience of moving into the remote Australian wilderness by Nobel Prize-winner Patrick White.
"About this title" may belong to another edition of this title.
- PublisherVintage Classics
- Publication date1994
- ISBN 10 0099324512
- ISBN 13 9780099324515
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages480
- Rating
Buy New
Learn more about this copy
£ 9.99
Shipping:
£ 4.50
From United Kingdom to U.S.A.
Other Popular Editions of the Same Title
Top Search Results from the AbeBooks Marketplace
Stock Image
The Tree of Man
Published by
Random House 1994-10-27, London
(1994)
ISBN 10: 0099324512
ISBN 13: 9780099324515
New
paperback
Quantity: 5
Seller:
Rating
Book Description paperback. Condition: New. Language: ENG. Seller Inventory # 9780099324515
Buy New
£ 9.99
Convert currency
Seller Image
The Tree of Man (Paperback)
Published by
Vintage Publishing, London
(1994)
ISBN 10: 0099324512
ISBN 13: 9780099324515
New
Paperback
Quantity: 1
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. At the turn of the century Stan Parker takes a wife and makes a home as a small farmer in the wilderness of Australia. Amy bears his children and time brings him a procession of ordinary events - achievements, disappointments, sorrows and dreams. The author won the 1973 Nobel Prize for Literature. Stan Parker, with only a horse and a dog for company journeys to a remote patch of land he has inherited in the Australian hills. Once the land is cleared and a rudimentary house built, he brings his wife Amy to the wilderness. Together they face lives of joy and sorrow as they struggle against the environment. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9780099324515
Buy New
£ 15.45
Convert currency
Stock Image
The Tree of Man
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Paperback. Condition: new. New. Fast Shipping and good customer service. Seller Inventory # Holz_New_0099324512
Buy New
£ 17.01
Convert currency
Seller Image
The Tree of Man [Soft Cover ]
Published by
Vintage Uk
(1994)
ISBN 10: 0099324512
ISBN 13: 9780099324515
New
Soft Cover
Quantity: 1
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Soft Cover. Condition: new. Seller Inventory # 9780099324515
Buy New
£ 20.30
Convert currency
Stock Image
The Tree of Man
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 480 pages. 7.76x5.08x1.14 inches. In Stock. Seller Inventory # __0099324512
Buy New
£ 10.54
Convert currency
Stock Image
The Tree of Man
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Condition: New. In eng. Seller Inventory # ria9780099324515_new
Buy New
£ 11.58
Convert currency
Stock Image
The Tree Of Man
Published by
Vintage Publishing
(1994)
ISBN 10: 0099324512
ISBN 13: 9780099324515
New
Paperback / softback
Quantity: 5
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Paperback / softback. Condition: New. New copy - Usually dispatched within 4 working days. Stan Parker, with only a horse and a dog for company journeys to a remote patch of land he has inherited in the Australian hills. Once the land is cleared and a rudimentary house built, he brings his wife Amy to the wilderness. Together they face lives of joy and sorrow as they struggle against the environment. Seller Inventory # B9780099324515
Buy New
£ 12.90
Convert currency
Seller Image
Buy New
£ 11.44
Convert currency
Stock Image
The Tree of Man
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Paperback. Condition: new. New Copy. Customer Service Guaranteed. Seller Inventory # think0099324512
Buy New
£ 23.43
Convert currency
Stock Image
The Tree of Man
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Condition: new. Seller Inventory # FrontCover0099324512
Buy New
£ 23.86
Convert currency