Just Relations
 First edition | |
| Author | Rodney Hall |
|---|---|
| Country | Australia |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Novel |
| Publisher | Penguin, Australia |
Publication date | 1982 |
| Media type | Paperback |
| Pages | 502 |
| ISBN | 0-14-006097-9 |
| OCLC | 9282964 |
| 823 19 | |
| LC Class | PR9619.3.H285 J87 1982 |
| Preceded by | A Place Among People |
| Followed by | Kisses of the Enemy |
Just Relations is a Miles Franklin Award-winning novel by Australian author Rodney Hall.[1]
The novel won the Miles Franklin Award,[2] the FAW ANA Literature Award, and the FAW Barbara Ramsden Award for the Book of the Year, in 1982.[3]
Abstract[edit]
"The back-of-beyond New South Wales hamlet of Whitey's Fall is the home of a secret, solitary boy seeking love, two young men who crave the same woman, and an earnest, bumbling, and provocative government man."[1]
Critical reception[edit]
Marion Halligan, writing in The Canberra Times noted that this novel was "the most exciting new book I have read in a long time." She then continued: "It is impossible to categorise such a book. It's farce, it's comedy, it's tragedy; it's grotesque and tender and dreadful. And full of wisdom; little essential drops of it well out of the narrative from time to time."[4]
Publishing history[edit]
After the novel's initial publication by Penguin in 1982,[5] it was then published as follows:
- Viking Press 1983, USA[6]
- Allen Lane 1983, UK[7]
- Simon and Schuster 1989, USA[8]
- Faber & Faber 1990, UK[9]
- Picador 2000, Australia[10]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Just Relations". Austlit. Retrieved 24 June 2023.
- ^ "Rodney Hall wins award". The Canberra Times. Vol. 57, no. 17, 397. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 18 May 1983. p. 3. Retrieved 24 June 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Festival speakers win Fellowship". No. 21. Canberra Times. 6 April 1983. Retrieved 14 February 2018.
- ^ "An invigorating winner". The Canberra Times. Vol. 56, no. 17, 073. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 26 June 1982. p. 14. Retrieved 24 June 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Just Relations (Penguin)". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 23 June 2023.
- ^ "Just Relations (Viking)". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 23 June 2023.
- ^ "Just Relations (Allen Lane)". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 23 June 2023.
- ^ "Just Relations (Simon and Schuster)". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 23 June 2023.
- ^ "Just Relations (Simon and Schuster)". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 23 June 2023.
- ^ "Just Relations (Simon and Schuster)". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 23 June 2023.
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