 First edition | |
| Author | Thea Astley |
|---|---|
| Country | Australia |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Heinemann, Australia |
Publication date | 1992 |
| Media type | Print (Hardback and Paperback) |
| Pages | 234 |
| ISBN | 9780399137709 |
| Preceded by | Reaching Tin River |
| Followed by | Coda |
Vanishing Points (1992) is a novel by Australian author Thea Astley. [1] It consists of two loosely linked novellas, The Genteel Poverty Bus Company and Inventing the Weather.
A reviewer for Publishers Weekly noted: "As depicted in these two wickedly observant, interlinked novellas, the southeastern 'gold coast' of the author's native Australia is a den of dropouts, rednecks, ex-hippies, oldtimers and misfits--free spirits seeking liberty and self-definition in a world where progress threatens all that is authentically Australian...Astley (Hunting the Wild Pineapple) has a quicksilver prose style and a keen satirical eye that make this book a delight." [2]
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