Johnno: The Collected Edition by David Malouf, ISBN 0701161825
PRESENTATION COPY INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR ON THE TITLE PAGE THUS: "For Stephen, in Sydney, with admiration for your Johnno. David"; "This collected edition published in the United Kingdom in 1993 by Chatto & Windus Limited" (the 1st Australian ed was published in 1975 by University of Queensland Press) - 1993 1st UK ed/1st printing, 170pp., text generally in decent order albeit with slight browning to pages & an old erased pencil price just visible to the top right hand corner of the half title page, slight foxing/spotting to page extremities at the top, sides & bottom (not affecting text), small biro mark to page extremities at the side (ditto), slight bumping & rubbing to board corners, very slight bumping to sides of boards, slight bumping & rubbing to top of spine, much heavier to the base, the dust jacket is slightly rubbed & creased at top & bottom with some scuffing to the top & bottom of the spine, both front & rear have some scratches.
Malouf's first novel Johnno is the semi-autobiographical tale of a young man growing up in Brisbane during World War II. It was adapted for the stage by La Boite Theatre in 2004. Johnno is a typical Australian who refuses to be typical. Seen through the eyes of the narrator, he is a figure of legendary proportions. His disorderly presence can disturb the staleness of gothic Brisbane, or destroy the tranquillity of a Greek landscape. But what is the truth about Johnno?
David George Joseph Malouf (born 20 March 1934) is an Australian writer. He is widely recognized as one of Australia's greatest
writers. He was awarded the Neustadt International Prize for Literature in 2000, his 1993 novel Remembering Babylon won the
International Dublin Literary Award in 1996, he won the inaugural Australia-Asia Literary Award in 2008, and he was shortlisted for the
Booker Prize. In 2016, he received the Australia Council Award for Lifetime Achievement in Literature. In 2009 as part of the Q150
celebrations, David Malouf was announced as one of the Q150 Icons of Queensland for his role as an "Influential Artist".
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