The Big Fellow (novel)

The Big Fellow (1959) is the last novel by Australian author Vance Palmer. It won the 1959 Miles Franklin Award.[1]

The Big Fellow
First edition
AuthorVance Palmer
CountryAustralia
LanguageEnglish
PublisherAngus and Robertson, Australia
Publication date
1959
Media typePrint (Hardback & Paperback)
Preceded bySeedtime 
Followed by 

This is the third in the author's Golconda trilogy of novels, following Golconda (1948) and Seedtime (1957).

Story outline

The novel continues the story of the Big Fellow, Macy Donovan, a politician in Queensland. Now 50 he is about to take over the role of Premier as the incumbent, Wardle, departs for a cosy job in London.

References

  1. "Vance Palmer Novel Wins Franklin Award". The Canberra Times, 19 March 1960. Retrieved 6 June 2016.

Middlemiss.org

Awards and achievements
Preceded by
To the Islands
Miles Franklin Award recipient
1959
Succeeded by
The Irishman


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