 First edition | |
| Author | David Malouf |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Chatto & Windus (UK) |
Publication date | 1990 |
| Publication place | Australia |
| Media type | Paperback |
| Pages | 332 pp |
| ISBN | 0-7011-3415-1 |
| OCLC | 22953897 |
| 823 20 | |
| LC Class | PR9619.3.M265 G74 1990 |
| Preceded by | Harland's Half Acre |
| Followed by | Remembering Babylon |
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