Poor Fellow My Country

The novel takes place between 1936 and 1942, with a brief epilogue set in 1974, and is set primarily in Australia’s Northern Territory, Three social outcasts – Prindy, a half-Indigenous boy; Jeremy, his white grandfather, well-known for his outspoken rants against bigotry and conservatism; and Rifkah, a female Jewish refugee from Nazi Germany – find themselves facing oppression as Australia faces a war and ongoing questions about its place in the world. The book won the Miles Franklin Award in 1976 and was Herbert’s final novel. Card cover and in original card slipcase with fold over tab with original price $9.95