The Big Smoke (novel)
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| Author | D'Arcy Niland |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Angus and Robertson |
Publication date | 1959 |
| Media type | |
| Pages | 224 pp |
| Preceded by | Call Me When the Cross Turns Over |
| Followed by | Gold in the Streets |
The Big Smoke (1959) is a novel by Australian writer D'Arcy Niland.[1]
Plot summary
[edit]Set in Sydney in the early part of the twentieth century, the novel is a series of stories told from the perspective of people associated with the son of an indigenous boxer, Chiddy Hay.
Critical reception
[edit]On its original publication in the USA Kirkus Review found: "The conglomerate that makes up a big city, from aboriginal to white, evil to good, and youth to age, has a sense of panorama, always colored by the Big Smoke, which is seen and recorded with observant detail."[2]