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Issue Details: First known date: 2012... 2012 Faint Tappings At the Wrong Window
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"Faint Tappings at the Wrong Window" is a picaresque or 'road' novel, set in and between Sydney, Adelaide and Nimbin, a small town in Northern New South Wales that became the centre of the counter-culture after the Aquarius Festival in 1973. The novel shows with great humour that the movement in Australia had a character of its own - almost like its equivalents in Europe and America but with differences that are uniquely Australian. It also chronicles the dramatic events of the dismissal of the Whitlam Government from a wholly new viewpoint. The 'hero' is a man who cannot find his rightful place in either 'straight' or 'alternative' society but in his travels assumes responsibility for finding a stray dog a home. The well-rounded characters are engaging and entertaining, dealing with the many twists and turns of the plot philosophically (for the most part) and leaving the reader feeling richer for having known them. The author uses language that is fresh and lively ... and, being set in Australia, occasionally coarse ... but also demonstrates great skill in story-telling. The pace is relentless from start to finish - but not without spaces to catch one's breath and reconsider the way in which one looks at the world.' (Publisher's blurb)

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      John Pratt ,
      2012 .
      Printed/distributed by CreateSpace
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      Extent: 1vp.
      ISBN: 9781469972602

Works about this Work

New Australian Fiction Ed Wright , 2013 single work review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 2-3 February 2013; (p. 20)

— Review of The Laughing Clowns William McInnes , 2012 single work novel ; After Love Subhash Jaireth , 2012 single work novel ; Faint Tappings At the Wrong Window John Pratt , 2012 single work novel
New Australian Fiction Ed Wright , 2013 single work review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 2-3 February 2013; (p. 20)

— Review of The Laughing Clowns William McInnes , 2012 single work novel ; After Love Subhash Jaireth , 2012 single work novel ; Faint Tappings At the Wrong Window John Pratt , 2012 single work novel
Last amended 30 Jun 2016 09:16:54
Settings:
  • Sydney, New South Wales,
  • Adelaide, South Australia,
  • Nimbin, Nimbin - Jiggi area, Lismore area, Far Northeast NSW, New South Wales,
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