Thea Astley
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Born August 25, 1925
Died August 17, 2004 (78 years old)
Brisbane, Australia
14 books
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6 readers
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An Australian novelist and short story writer.
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Hunting the wild pineapple, and other related stories
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Leverson the narrator, at the centre of these stories, calls himself a 'people freak'. Seduced by north Queensland's sultry beauty and unique strangeness, he is as fascinated by the invading hordes of misfits from the south as by the old established Queenslanders. Leverson's ironical yet compassionate view makes every story, every incident, a pointed example of human weakness - or strength.