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Issue Details: First known date: 1987... 1987 In the Land of Oz
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'On what he calls ‘the adventure of his life', Howard Jacobson travels around Australia, never entirely sure where he is heading next or whether he has the courage to tackle the wild life of the bush, the wild men of the outback, or the even wilder women of the seaboard cities.

'In pursuit of the best of Australian good times, he joins revelers at Uluru, argues with racists in the Kimberleys, parties with wine-growers in the Barossa and falls for ballet dancers in Perth. And even as vexed questions of national identity and Aboriginal land rights present themselves, his love for Australia and Australians never falters. ' (Publication summary)

Notes

  • Sound recording and braille ed. available.

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • London,
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      England,
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      United Kingdom (UK),
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      Western Europe, Europe,
      :
      Hamish Hamilton ,
      1987 .
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      Extent: 380p.
      Description: illus., map.
      ISBN: 0241121108
    • London,
      c
      England,
      c
      c
      United Kingdom (UK),
      c
      Western Europe, Europe,
      :
      Ringwood, Ringwood - Croydon - Kilsyth area, Melbourne - East, Melbourne, Victoria,: Penguin ,
      1988 .
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      Extent: 380p.
      Description: illus., 1 map.
      ISBN: 0140109668 (pbk.)
    • London,
      c
      England,
      c
      c
      United Kingdom (UK),
      c
      Western Europe, Europe,
      :
      Bloomsbury ,
      2011 .
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      Extent: viii, 517 pp.
      Note/s:
      • Published September 1st 2011
      ISBN: 9781408825020
    • New York (City), New York (State),
      c
      United States of America (USA),
      c
      Americas,
      :
      Bloomsbury ,
      2013 .
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      Extent: 528p.
      Note/s:
      • Published December 10th 2013
      ISBN: 9781608198955
Alternative title: Im Herzen der Sehnsucht : Australische Innenansichten
Language: German
    • Reinbek,
      c
      Germany,
      c
      Western Europe, Europe,
      :
      Wunderlich ,
      1991 .
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      Extent: 396p.
      Reprinted: 1993

Works about this Work

Train Spotting : Reconciliation and Long-Distance Rail Travel in Australia Peter Bishop , 2010 single work criticism
— Appears in: Journeying and Journalling : Creative and Critical Meditations on Travel Writing 2010; (p. 162-174)
Untitled Ross Fitzgerald , 1988 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 17 December 1988; (p. 42)

— Review of In the Land of Oz Howard Jacobson , 1987 single work autobiography
Bicentennial Follies : Howard Jacobson, Georges Perec and Margaret McClusky in the Land of Oz A. P. Riemer , 1988 single work criticism
— Appears in: Southerly , June vol. 48 no. 2 1988; (p. 161-175)
Overboard Down Under Derek Whitelock , 1987 single work review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 14-15 November 1987; (p. 15)

— Review of In the Land of Oz Howard Jacobson , 1987 single work autobiography
An English Author Looks and Laughs Genny O'Loughlin , 1987 single work review
— Appears in: The Sunday Territorian , 22 November 1987; (p. 48)

— Review of In the Land of Oz Howard Jacobson , 1987 single work autobiography
An English Author Looks and Laughs Genny O'Loughlin , 1987 single work review
— Appears in: The Sunday Territorian , 22 November 1987; (p. 48)

— Review of In the Land of Oz Howard Jacobson , 1987 single work autobiography
Overboard Down Under Derek Whitelock , 1987 single work review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 14-15 November 1987; (p. 15)

— Review of In the Land of Oz Howard Jacobson , 1987 single work autobiography
Untitled Ross Fitzgerald , 1988 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 17 December 1988; (p. 42)

— Review of In the Land of Oz Howard Jacobson , 1987 single work autobiography
Train Spotting : Reconciliation and Long-Distance Rail Travel in Australia Peter Bishop , 2010 single work criticism
— Appears in: Journeying and Journalling : Creative and Critical Meditations on Travel Writing 2010; (p. 162-174)
Bicentennial Follies : Howard Jacobson, Georges Perec and Margaret McClusky in the Land of Oz A. P. Riemer , 1988 single work criticism
— Appears in: Southerly , June vol. 48 no. 2 1988; (p. 161-175)
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  • Northern Territory,
  • Western Australia,
  • South Australia,
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