Donald Horne: A Life in the Lucky Country by Ryan Cropp

Book Description

Secondhand. Good condition. Wear to book corners and edges, with corners now protected by book tape.. Interior and binding are still very good.

In the 1960s, Donald Horne offered Australians a compelling reinterpretation of the Menzies years as a period of social and political inertia and mediocrity. His book The Lucky Country was profoundly influential and, without doubt, one of the most significant shots ever fired in Australia's endless culture war.

Ryan Cropp's landmark biography positions Horne as an antipodean Orwell, a lively, independent and distinct literary voice 'searching for the temper of the people, accepting it, and moving on from there'. Through the eyes and unforgettable words of this preternaturally observant and articulate man, we see a recognisable modern Australia emerge.