Kenneth Cook Książki

I do not like koalas. They are nasty, cross, stupid creatures without a friendly bone in their bodies. Their social habits are appalling - the males are always beating their fellows up and stealing their females. They have disgusting defensive mechanisms. Lice infest their fur. They snore. Their resemblance to cuddly toys is a base deceit. There is nothing to commend them.On top of all that, a koala once tried to do me a very nasty mischief.

The controller stood back. ‘Right,’ he said. ‘Spin ‘em!’ The man flipped the piece of wood and the coins spun up into the air above his head and dropped down on to the carpet. There was silence. Wake in Fright tells the tale of John Grant’s journey into an alcoholic, sexual and spiritual nightmare. It is the original and the greatest outback horror story. Bundanyabba and its citizens will forever haunt its readers. This edition also includes an Afterword by film critic, David Stratton. Wake in Fright was made into a film in 1971, arguably the greatest film ever made in Australia. It starred Donald Pleasence, Chips Rafferty, and Jack Thompson in his first screen role. Lost for many years, the restored film was re-released to acclaim in 2009.

This is the story of Eliza Fraser - the most beautiful woman ever to set dainty foot on the rugged soil of Australia. Was she the demure and virtuous lady she appeared to be, or a lascivious wench dispensing her warm favours on convicts and officers alike? And what happened to her after she was shipwrecked on the harsh coast of northern New South Wales? Cannibalism and brutal savagery lurked in the hearts of all those unlucky enough to venture there. Only one man survived starvation and the treacherous violence of his fellows to tell the whole truth - and a shocking truth it is . . .

Une rencontre dans un bar, quelques bières fraîches, et voilà Kenneth Cook, écrivain d'âge mûr « en léger surpoids », embarqué dans d'incroyables aventures où la faune humaine et animale du bush joue le premier rôle. Kangourou suicidaire, koalas explosifs, wombats vindicatifs, aborigènes roublards finissent toujours par contrarier son penchant naturel pour le confort. Heureusement, car Cook en tire une brassée d'histoires plus vraies que nature, racontées avec un art consommé du gag. Une lecture jubilatoire.