Johnno by David Malouf

Beautifully produced uniform edition of the work of Australia's most acclaimed contemporary writer.

Dante and Johnno are unlikely childhood friends, growing up in the bustle of steamy, wartime Brisbane. Later, as teenagers, they learn about love and life amidst the city's pubs and public libraries, backyards and brothels, Moreton Bay figs and tennis parties. As adults, they make the great pilgrimage overseas and maintain an uneasy friendship as they seek to build their lives.

An affectionate and bittersweet portrait, Johnno brilliantly recreates the sleazy, tropical half-city that was Brisbane and captures a generation locked in combat with the elusive Australian dream.

David Malouf

Reviews

Malouf knows that atmospheric understatement is often the most articulate approach to the wider story that encases every story

Irish Times

Formats & editions

Paperback

9780143180142

September 1, 2008

Peng. Mod. Classics (AU Adult)

192 pages

RRP $22.99
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Hardback

9780702234965

July 1, 2004

U.Q.P. (Adult)

RRP $23.95
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Hardback

9780702230158

August 2, 2000

U.Q.P. (Adult)

256 pages

RRP $23.95
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EBook

9781409042419

February 1, 2011

Vintage Digital
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