Friday Flashback: Rec. #157: Eucalyptus

I decided to start doing Friday Flashbacks in case you missed some earlier posts the first time around. You're busy; I understand.

What: Murray Bail's novel Eucalyptus functions as a sort of Australian One Thousand and One Nights, with a frame story and dozens of smaller stories within it.

Comparable to: Shares some territory with Peter Carey's books. Has some Gabriel Garcia Marquez-esque magic realism vibes.

Representative quote: "For the last seventeen years they had only spoken to each other through their dog."

You might not like it if: You find the fable-like qualities more odd than magical.

How to get it: The best availability is probably online and at libraries.



[Originally posted 7/7/11.]