Niland, D'Arcy
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- The Masterpiece of Fatherhood Literature
- Love the Shiralee
- One of the Best Movies I Have Ever Seen
- SHIRALEE REVIEW
- I fell in love with The Shiralee many years ago
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The Shiralee (Penguin Modern Classics)
D'Arcy Niland
Manufacturer: Penguin Books Ltd
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
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ASIN: 0141186135 |
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The Masterpiece of Fatherhood Literature.......2006-03-09
This 1955 Australian literary classic is hardly known at all in the US. And for a good reason: no publisher has seen fit to publish an annotated edition that would put translations of the copious Strine expressions (Australian slang) at the bottom of each phrase. Some geographical and cultural annotations would be a big help too. As it is, the reader is obligated to have an Australian dictionary at hand at all times to get through the story.
Why bother to publish an annotated edition? Here's why. Out of hundreds of novels dealing with the important topic of parental kidnapping ("PK"), this is the finest (in English at least). Not only is this a masterpiece of the PK sub-genre, it is a profound and poetic evocation of parenthood, fatherhood in particular. It's the sort of book that one might choose as required reading for high-school and college students if the topic of fatherhood ever overcame educators' lack of interest in fatherhood.
Like Joyce's Ulysses, The Shiralee is inspired by an ancient epic, The Odyssey. Unlike Joyce, Niland is spare with words and wears his learning so lightly you might not even realize you are reading an epic studded with symbols Melvillian in scale. Like the Homer's hero, Niland's is a physical, not merely mental, wanderer.
Niland's hero is an Everyman who evokes another precursor as well, the voyager of Pilgrim's Progress. The Shiralee's pilgrimage is, however, the progress of the soul of fatherhood itself.
There is so much to be read "between the lines" (the place from which the story's real power emanates) that the book virtually demands a prompt second reading.
How many copies can sell in the US market? Just count the number of fathers in this country and add all their coming-of-age sons and you'll have that figure.
Love the Shiralee.......2005-12-12
My mom recorded the Shiralee on tape some years ago. I love it! It is such a good story. They really need to get it on DVD.
One of the Best Movies I Have Ever Seen.......2002-05-15
I was fortunate enough to have recorded the movie, The Shiralee, when it was on Masterpiece Theater all those years ago. Actually, my grandparents taped, it as I about 10 years old. This film moved me in a way, even then, that I can only describe as profound. When I watch it today, it brings me something different each time. I only wish I could get my hands on the book!
SHIRALEE REVIEW.......2000-07-24
I loved the book. My husband saw it on Masterpiece Theatre the same 10 years ago as other readers. I would like to know if the video is available to purchase or if it will air again soon. I've tried desparately in the past 5 years to locate the right people that might air it again-No luck. please help. Thanks
I fell in love with The Shiralee many years ago.......1999-04-04
I saw The Shiralee on Masterpiece Theatre about nine years ago and fell in love with it. The story of a father who struggles to come to terms with the feelings that he has for his daughter while maintaining his tough exterior is excellent. Both Macaulay and Buster are wonderful characters and all the secondary characters that you meet along their journey are easy to picture in your mind because of the wonderful writing that D'arcy Niland has done. I had been looking for this book since I saw the mini series and am very glad that I finally found it.
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The Big Smoke
D'Arcy Niland
Manufacturer: Horwitz
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000QRJYOK |
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Pairs and Loners
D'Arcy Niland
Manufacturer: Michael Joseph
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Unknown Binding
ASIN: B0000CMYRR |
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THE SHIRALEE
D\'ARCY NILAND
Manufacturer: PAN BOOKS
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000RZDI2A |
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Woman from the country
D'Arcy Niland
Manufacturer: W. Sloane Associates
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B0007E3F7E |
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Gold In The Streets
D'Arcy Niland
Manufacturer: Horwitz Publications
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000QRK5NE |
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Ruth Park and D'Arcy Niland
Manufacturer: Angus & Robertson
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000QRK764 |
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