| Description |
200 pages ; 23 cm |
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regular print |
| Series |
Paperback prose |
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Paperback prose
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| Summary |
Wafer is a Bomb Age Baby. Legend has it he was born to an Australian father and a Swedish mother in Europe just before World War II, and as a young child saw his father blown apart by a bomb during the London Blitz. His own shell-shocked youth has been an aimless drifting through boarding schools, odd jobs, and hippie trails all over the world. Finally, he lands exhausted in Allbut, a small and decaying mining town somewhere in Queensland. Haunted by the modern-day myth of nuclear holocaust, Wafer seeks the perfect bomb shelter. And what better place to build your shelter than Allbut, Australia? Allbut, however, considers itself a clean and decent town, and it is soon clear that Wafer does not belong there. He is kind to Aborigines, helpful to travelling strangers, and - worst of all - he doesn't drink |
| Analysis |
Fiction in English Australian writers 1945- Texts |
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Fiction in English Australian writers, 1945- - Texts |
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Novels in English. Australian writers, 1945-. Texts |
| Notes |
Novels in English. Australian writers, 1945-. Texts (ANB/PRECIS SIN 0370258) |
| Subject |
Australian fiction -- 20th century.
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City and town life -- Australia -- Fiction.
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Young men -- Fiction.
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| SUBJECT |
Australia -- Fiction.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2007100473
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| Genre/Form |
Fiction.
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| LC no. |
82011177 |
| ISBN |
0702217026 |
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