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Country Australia Publication date 1959 Originally published 1959 Genre Novel | 3.2/5 Goodreads Language English Preceded by Seedtime People also search for Seedtime | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Publisher Angus and Robertson, Australia Media type Print (Hardback & Paperback) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The Big Fellow (1959) is the last novel by Australian author Vance Palmer. It won the 1959 Miles Franklin Award.
This is the third in the author's Golconda trilogy of novels, following Golconda (1948) and Seedtime (1957).
Story outline
The novel continues the story of the Big Fellow, Macy Donovan, a politician in Queensland. Now 50 he is about to take over the role of Premier as the incumbent, Wardle, departs for a cosy job in London.
References
The Big Fellow (novel) Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA