Trout Opera

Condon, Matthew

ISBN 10: 038561506X / ISBN 13: 9780385615068

Published by Doubleday, 2010

Seller Inventory # U9780385615068

Synopsis:

After several lifetimes of living anonymously in the outback, Wildred Lampe is finally marked out for greatness in his hundredth year by the Sydney Olympic Committee who need an Australian everyman for their opening ceremony. On the verge of becoming a legend, Wilfred Lampe is in his paddock when a freak accident looks likely to rob him of his chance. Helpless in his hospital bed, Wilfred discovers he has a great-niece, the wild and troubled Aurora. She has come to take him home, where he belongs. As Wilfred and Aurora criss-cross Australia in a clapped-out old Humber Vogue, Wilfred comes face to face with the new Australia, and Aurora, enmeshed in the complex social problems of a modern world, is taught how to repair her life.

About the Author: Matthew Condon was born in Brisbane in 1962 and has lived in the UK, Germany and France. He is the author of several novels and short story collections, including The Motorcycle Cafe, A Night at the Pink Poodle, The Pillow Fight and Lime Bar. He is the recipient of two Steel Rudd awards for short fiction.

Bibliographic Details

Title: Trout Opera
Publisher: Doubleday
Publication Date: 2010
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Very Good
Dust Jacket Condition: 9914653
Signed: 5/4/2026 1:02:36 PM
Edition: 1777899756.