Arriving in Darwin to lost luggage and stifling temperatures, Howard Jacobson is not quite sure why he's in Australia, but he's determined to make the most of it. Undaunted, and somewhat bemused, by the challenge of travelling all the way around the sixth largest country in the world, Jacobson goes in search of small-town and outback Australia. Along the way, he recounts his brushes with locals of every ilk and ponders questions of Aboriginal land rights, national identity, and the most flummoxing matter of all- the Australian male. Wittily and incisively capturing the idiosyncrasies and idiocies of all he encounters, In the Land of Oz is a hugely affectionate portrait of life in Australia.
Arriving in Darwin to lost luggage and stifling temperatures, Howard Jacobson is not quite sure why he's in Australia, but he's determined to make the most of it. Undaunted, and somewhat bemused, by the challenge of travelling all the way around the sixth largest country in the world, Jacobson goes in search of small-town and outback Australia. Along the way, he recounts his brushes with locals of every ilk and ponders questions of Aboriginal land rights, national identity, and the most flummoxing matter of all- the Australian male. Wittily and incisively capturing the idiosyncrasies and idiocies of all he encounters, In the Land of Oz is a hugely affectionate portrait of life in Australia.
Originally published 115 years ago, this lesser-known but equally enchanting sequel to The Wonderful Wizard of Oz is sure to continue the delights wrought by the first of L. Frank Baum's...
Time to close your eyes to dream Of all the scenes that you have seen, And even as years will pass away Our childhood dreams forever stay. For dreams really do come true
And a land called ‘Oz’ waits...
Age range 9 to 12The Wonderful Wizard of Oz / The Marvelous Land of Oz brings together the first two novels of L. Frank Baum's classic Oz series. In The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, Dorothy Gale and her...
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