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Bring Larks and Heroes
Author: Thomas Keneally
Hard cover, with dust jacket. Good condition. First edition.
Bring Larks and Heroes by Thomas Keneally is a historical novel first published in 1967, which won the Miles Franklin Literary Award that year. Set in a remote British penal colony in the South Pacific during the late eighteenth century, the novel explores the harsh realities of early European settlement in Australia, including the cruelty of colonial authority, the suffering of transported convicts and the struggle to preserve personal dignity under oppressive conditions. The central character, Corporal Phelim Halloran, is an Irish soldier who finds himself increasingly sympathetic to the convicts, many of whom share his Irish background. Torn between his military obligations, his conscience and his love for Ann Rush, a convict and artist who becomes his secret bride, Halloran struggles to reconcile his ideals with the brutality of the colonial system. Through its vivid characters and unflinching portrayal of injustice, Keneally examines the conflict between individual morality and institutional power. The novel is an important work of Australian historical fiction, demonstrating Keneally’s ability to explore the complexities of human behaviour against the background of the nation’s colonial past.
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