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UNINA9910480051403321 |
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Autore |
Devanny Jean <1894-1962.> |
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Titolo |
The butcher shop / / Jean Devanny ; edited and introduced by Heather Roberts |
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[Auckland] : , : Auckland University Press |
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[Oxford] : , : Oxford University Press, , 1981 |
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ISBN |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (244 p.) |
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Collana |
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New Zealand fiction ; ; 16 |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Farm life - New Zealand |
Women - Abuse of |
Novels. |
Electronic books. |
New Zealand Fiction |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Cover; Copyright ; Contents; Introduction Heather Roberts; The Butcher Shop; The Banning of The Butcher Shop Bill Pearson; Notes; Jean Devanny's Published Work |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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<DIV></DIV><I>The Butcher Shop</I> first appeared in 1926. Despite big overseas sales it was banned in New Zealand and later Australia for being disgusting, indecent and communistic - in other words for promoting revolutionary ideas about women and for a bold portrayal of the brutality of farm life. On one level, the novel is a fast-paced account of how passion and jealousy destroy the lives of a rich and cultured farming family; on another it is a fierce polemic for the freedom of women, which in its frankness was years ahead of its time. |
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