Inland (Murnane novel)

Inland
First edition
AuthorGerald Murnane
LanguageEnglish
PublisherWilliam Heinemann Australia
Publication date
1988
Publication placeAustralia
ISBN978-1-922146-28-1

Inland is a novel by Gerald Murnane, first published in 1988. It has been described[1][2][3] as one of Murnane's greatest and most ambitious works, although some reviewers[4][5] have criticised its use of repetition, lack of clear structure and reliance on writing as a subject matter. Reviewing the book in 2012, J. M. Coetzee called it "the most ambitious, sustained, and powerful piece of writing Murnane has to date brought off".[2]

Set in the plains of Hungary, the United States and Australia, Inland explores themes of memory,[6] landscape,[6] longing,[5] love,[2] and writing.[5]

The book was republished, with worldwide rights (excluding Australia and New Zealand), in January 2024 by And Other Stories.[7]

  1. ^ "Nicholas Birns, Reading Gerald Murnane". Dalkey Archive. Retrieved 2022-10-03.
  2. ^ a b c "The Quest for the Girl from Bendigo Street". The New York Review of Books. Retrieved 2016-01-22.
  3. ^ "Gerald Murnane's new novel keeps faith with longtime obsessions". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 2016-01-23.
  4. ^ "Inland by Gerald Murnane". Quarterly Conversation. Retrieved 2016-01-23.
  5. ^ a b c Orthofer, M. A. "Inland - Gerald Murnane". www.complete-review.com. Retrieved 2016-01-22.
  6. ^ a b Murphy, p. 2
  7. ^ "Inland". And Other Stories. Retrieved 2024-01-03.