The Crow Eaters: A Journey Through South Australia by Ben Stubbs
Outsiders think of South Australia as being different, without really knowing much about it. Combining his own travel across the million-square kilometres of the state with an investigation of its history, Ben Stubbs seeks to find out what South Australia is really like.
In the spirit of the best travel writing and literary non-fiction, he lingers in places of quiet beauty and meets some memorable people. Along the way he debunks most of the clichés that plague the state. Travelling to Maralinga, Ceduna, Kangaroo Island, the Flinders Ranges, Coober Pedy, the storied Adelaide suburb of Elizabeth and the once-mighty river that is the Murray, Stubbs brings this diverse state to life. He even addresses head-on the question ‘Is South Australia weird?’
Readers will find it hard to resist the book’s implicit invitation to take a look at places much closer to home, to take the time to drink in dramatic landscapes that are slow, deep and speckled with unforgettable characters.
Format: Paperback | 368 pages
Dimensions (cm): 20.9 x 13.4 x 2.7 | 384g
Publication Date: 01 Aug 2019
Publisher: University of New South Wales Press Ltd.
Imprint: NewSouth Publishing
Publication City/Country: Sydney, Australia
Language: English
Illustrations note: 2 b&w maps
Edition Number: 1
ISBN10: 1742236316
ISBN13: 9781742236315
Condition: Good
A book that has been read but is in good condition. Very minimal damage to the cover including very minor scuff marks along the edges, but no holes or tears. A very thin slice of laminating has started to peel off the fore-edge of both the front and back covers. The majority of pages are undamaged with very minimal creasing but no tearing. No pencil underlining of text, no highlighting of text and no writing in margins. No missing pages.