{"product_id":"9781925355901","title":"The Plains","description":"\u003cbr\u003eAn affordable boutique hardcover for Murnane fans, featuring a new introduction by Ben Lerner.\u003cp\u003e‘Murnane, a genius, is a worthy heir to Beckett.’—Teju Cole\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘A careful stylist and a slyly comic writer with large ideas.’—\u003ci\u003eParis Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘A distinguished, distinctive, unforgettable novel.’—Shirley Hazzard\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘Deeply mysterious yet grounded in familiar, everyday detail, this novel is an alchemical miracle, converting vision into pure narrative… In the depths and surfaces of this extraordinary fable you will see your inner self eerily reflected again and again.’—\u003ci\u003eSydney Morning Herald\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn their vast estates, the landowning families of the plains have preserved a rich and distinctive culture. Obsessed with their own habitat and history, they hire artisans, writers and historians to record in minute detail every aspect of their lives, and the nature of their land. A young film-maker arrives on the plains, hoping to make his own contribution to the elaboration of this history. In a private library he begins to take notes for a film, and chooses the daughter of his patron for a leading role.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTwenty years later, he begins to tell his haunting story of life on the plains. As his story unfolds, the novel becomes, in the words of Murray Bail, ‘a mirage of landscape, memory, love and literature itself’.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGerald Murnane\u003c\/b\u003e was born in Melbourne in 1939. He is the author of ten novels, which have been widely translated. His memoir, \u003ci\u003eSomething for the Pain\u003c\/i\u003e was published in May 2016. He lives in western Victoria.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Text Publishing Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47050752098544,"sku":"9781925355901","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781925355901_p0.jpg?v=1763634412","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781925355901","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}