The Hamilton Case: Text Classics
$16.81
- Paperback
368 pages
- Release Date
30 June 2026
Summary
A name is the first story that attaches itself to a life. Consider mine: Stanley Alban Marriott Obeysekere. It tells of geography, history, love and uncertainty. I was born on an island suspended midway on the golden trade route between East and West…
Ceylon in the 1930s is a crumbling outpost of empire hemmed in by jungle and tea plantations. At the heart of Michelle de Kretser’s dazzling and savage novel is a murder scandal in which Stanley, an Oxford-educated lawyer, becomes entang…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781923058903 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1923058908 |
| Author: | Michelle de Kretser, Damon Galgut |
| Publisher: | Text Publishing |
| Imprint: | The Text Publishing Company |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 368 |
| Release Date: | 30 June 2026 |
| Weight: | 262g |
| Dimensions: | 36mm x 199mm x 135mm |
| Series: | Text Classics |
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About The Author
Michelle de Kretser
Michelle de Kretser was born in Sri Lanka. She lives in Warrane/Sydney on unceded Gadigal land. An honorary associate of the English Department at the University of Sydney, she has won several awards for her fiction. Theory & Practice is Michelle’s most recent novel.
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