A Fringe of Leaves
Paperback edition of a novel by the Australian winner of the Nobel Prize for literature, first published in 1976. It tells of an English woman who is captured by Aborigines after a voyage to Australia ends in shipwreck. In the experiences that follow, she discovers human savagery and her own sensuality. It has some basis in the true story of Eliza Fraser, who was shipwrecked off Queensland in 1836.
GenresFiction in EnglishAustralian writersTexts
365 pages, 5 editions
English edition · First published 1977 by Penguin · ISBN 9780140044096
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Editions
5 editions
English
- A Fringe of Leaves · Penguin · 1977 · ISBN 9780140044096 This page
- A Fringe of Leaves · Vintage Digital · 2011 · ISBN 9781446443934
- A Fringe of Leaves · Avon Books · 1978 · ISBN 9780380018260
- A Fringe of Leaves · Viking Press · 1977 · ISBN 9780670330737
- A Fringe of Leaves · Bolinda audio · ISBN 9780655605393
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