Phoenix Distribution Plains, The

<p><meta charset="UTF-8" />There is no book in Australian writing like Gerald Murnane's&nbsp;<i>The Plains</i>.<br /> <br /> Introduced by Wayne Macauley&nbsp;<br /> <br /> Winner, Patrick White Literary Award, 1999<br /> <br /> <i>Twenty years ago, when I first arrived on the plains, I kept my eyes open. I looked for anything in the landscape that seemed to hint at some elaborate meaning behind appearances.</i><br /> <br /> This is the story of the families of the plains-obsessed with their land and history, their culture and mythology-and of the man who ventured into their world.</p>