Spirit of Progress

Spirit of Progress by Steven Carroll


ISBN
9780732291181
Published
Binding
Paperback
Pages
268
Dimensions
135 x 211 x 27mm

Vic is driving a troop train pulling into Melbourne's Spencer Street Station in 1946. His young wife, Rita, is at home awaiting the birth of their first child amid a time of post-war homecomings and departures, the Angry Penguins and social and artistic change. Meanwhile, a young journalist, George, has heard about an old woman living in a tent on a block of land, on the outskirts of the city, and writes an article about her. She is Vic's eccentric aunt Katherine, and George's article intrigues an up-and-coming artist who visits Katherine's neighbourhood and paints a portrait of her -- against her wishes.



Art and life blend as Carroll's characters explore the possibilities of transformation, other selves and the notion of 'elsewhere'. Lyrical and evocative, Spirit of Progress is a powerful portrait of a city at a pivotal moment in history.
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