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With grand scale and original texture, The Drowner is at once a fable of European ambitions, within the mysterious Australian landscape of the nineteenth century, and an intimate portrayal of haunting sensuality, an exploration of the essential difference between men and women.
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Grave, earnest, meticulous and epic.
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About the book
- Author
- Robert Drewe
- First published
- 1996
- Pages
- 329
- Publisher
- Pan Macmillan Australia Pty, Limited, Picador
- Editions
- 2
- Language
- English
- ISBN
- 9780330360128
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