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Voss

by Patrick White
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The novel that put Australian literature on the map is now in a Vintage Classic edition
Set in nineteenth-century Australia, Voss is the story of the secret passion between an explorer and a naïve young woman. Although they have met only a few times, Voss and Laura are joined by overwhelming, obsessive feelings for each other. Voss sets out to cross the continent. As hardships, mutiny and betrayal whittle away his power to endure and to lead, his attachment to Laura gradually increases. Laura, waiting in Sydney, moves through the months of separation as if they were a dream and Voss the only reality.
From the careful delineation of Victorian society to the sensitive rendering of hidden love to the stark narrative of adventure in the Australian desert, Patrick White's novel is a work of extraordinary power and virtuosity.
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Publisher: Penguin Random House Australia

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  • ISBN: 9781742756417
  • File size: 853 KB
  • Release date: April 24, 2012

EPUB ebook

  • ISBN: 9781742756417
  • File size: 853 KB
  • Release date: April 24, 2012

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subjects

Fiction Literature

Languages

English

Levels

Lexile® Measure:1030
Text Difficulty:6-8

The novel that put Australian literature on the map is now in a Vintage Classic edition
Set in nineteenth-century Australia, Voss is the story of the secret passion between an explorer and a naïve young woman. Although they have met only a few times, Voss and Laura are joined by overwhelming, obsessive feelings for each other. Voss sets out to cross the continent. As hardships, mutiny and betrayal whittle away his power to endure and to lead, his attachment to Laura gradually increases. Laura, waiting in Sydney, moves through the months of separation as if they were a dream and Voss the only reality.
From the careful delineation of Victorian society to the sensitive rendering of hidden love to the stark narrative of adventure in the Australian desert, Patrick White's novel is a work of extraordinary power and virtuosity.
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Fiction Literature