| Author | Joseph Furphy |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Genre | Novel |
Publication date | 1 August 1903 |
| Publication place | Australia |
Such Is Life: Being Certain Extracts From The Diary of Tom Collins is a novel by Australian author Joseph Furphy, written in 1897 and published in 1903.[1] It is a fictional account of rural dwellers, including bullock drivers, squatters and swagmen, in southern New South Wales and northern Victoria, during the 1880s.
The title of Such is Life was derived from bushranger and outlaw Ned Kelly's supposed last words before being executed. In his self-introduction to J. F. Archibald, founder and editor of The Bulletin, Furphy famously described the novel as follows: "Temper, democratic; bias, offensively Australian."[2]