Poor Fellow My Country by Herbert, Xavier - 1975

Sydney: Collins, 1975. First Australian edition. Hardcover. Very Good +/good +. "Poor Fellow My Country won the Miles Franklin Award. Over 1,400 pages, it is the longest Australian work of fiction ever written. Primarily, it is the story of Jeremy Delacy and his illegitimate grandson Prindy in the years leading up to World War II. It covers matters such as Aboriginal affairs, Australian patriotism and nationalism." [Wikipedia] Many consider it the finest Australian novel of all time. Includes wrap around jacket painting by Ray Crooke. Also includes list of characters and a glossary of Aboriginal tems and two newspaper clipping book reviews from 1975. Slight edgewear to dustjacket, two small tears have been repaired with tape on the underside, else a clean, umarked copy. Ships from USA.