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The story takes place in 1827 on an isolated farm at the fictional locality of Curlow Creek in the mountains of the colony of New South Wales. The two main characters are Michael Adair, an Irish -born officer in the colonial mounted troopers, and Daniel Carney, an Irish escapee and bushranger.
- David Malouf
- 1996
1. Jan. 2001 · An original, interesting historical fiction novel set in the remote high plains of NSW, Australia in 1827. Carney, an illiterate, ex convict, bushranger, Irishman is to be hanged at dawn. Adair, a law enforcement officer is sent to supervise the hanging.
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8. Okt. 2010 · Set in Australia in 1827, The Conversations at Curlow Creek is an extraordinary exploration of nature and justice, of the workings of fate, of intimacy, compassion, and duty.
It is 1827, and, in a remote hut high on the plains of New South Wales, two strangers spend the night in talk. One, an illiterate Irishman, and ex-convict and bushranger, is to be hanged at dawn. The other is the police officer who has been sent to supervise the hanging.
- Paperback
The Conversations at Curlow Creek. David Malouf. Pantheon Books, 1996 - Fiction - 233 pages. Set in Australia in 1827, "The Conversations at Curlow Creek" is an extraordinary exploration of...
An audacious and deeply moving meditation in fictional form on such essential matters as freedom and identity, explored in a series of conversations and recollections. Most of the conversations...
One, Carney, an illiterate Irishman, ex-convict and bushranger, is to be hanged at dawn. The other, Adair, also Irish, is the police officer who has been sent to supervise the hanging. As the night wears on, the two discover unexpected connections between their lives, and learn new truths.
