Monkeys in the Dark Tapa dura - 1980

Sydney: Aurora Press, 1980. 176pp. Red boards. Gilt lettering spine. Previous owner's name front endpaper, otherwise unmarked excellent condition. Dustwrapper not clipped. ISBN 0867480017. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Fine. 8vo.

Aurora Press, Sydney, NSW, 1980. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 175 pages. FIRST EDITION 1980. An excellent copy and is in fine condition. It has no tears to the pages and no pages are missing from the book. The spine of the book is in great condition and the cover is unmarked. It has no signs of previous use. Items are in stock and will be shipped same day or next business day directly from our Australian address. SYNOPSIS: An interesting novel based in Indonesia at the time of Sukarno's demise in the mid 60's. The author was to be the biographer of Australian PM Bob Hawke and his eventual wife. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Historical; ISBN: 0867480017. ISBN/EAN: 9780867480016. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 0002205. . 9780867480016

Aurora Press, 1980. Hardcover. Very Good/Dust Jacket Included. 176pp, 5 x 8 inches, (a stamp of Book Exchange)

Sydney. 1980. Aurora Press. 1st Australian Edition. Very Good in Dustjacket. 0867480017. 176 pages. hardcover. Cover illustration is a detail from ‘The Jetty’ by Donald Friend. keywords: Literature Australia Women. FROM THE PUBLISHER - Alexandra Wheatfield, a young journalist, has come to work in the Australian embassy in Djarkarta at a time of chaotic change: the coup of 1965 has been crushed but the new Order of the Indonesian Army has not yet overthrown the revered President, Sukarno. He has warned that without him the people are 'monkeys in the dark.' As a privileged group the Australian diplomats view this scene with benign contempt. The problem of Frank Greaves of Security and his protEgEe, Anthony Sinclaire, is to find the new sources of information and power in the crumbling and corrupt city. But for Alex the city mirrors her affair with Maruli Hutabarat, poet and party activist, its colours, fruits, smiles and cruelties counterpoint the sensuality of their relationship. Her… Leer más

Sydney & London:: Aurora Press,, 1980.. SIGNED hardcover first edition -. Near fine in a fine dustjacket ( inscription.). First printing. Australian author's first novel, set in Indonesia in 1966. SIGNED on the title page and dated in the year of publication. Striking dustjacket illustration by Donald Friend.