PANIC AT DAWN, KENNETH COOK

After the school year ends, the young, only teacher at the rural school in Tiboonda sets out to spend a few weeks relaxing in civilized Sydney, enjoying the coast, the sea, and perhaps love. Before flying there, John Grant is forced to spend a night in Bundanyabba, a mining town of sixty thousand souls in the Australian Outback, where the best thing to do is drink cold beer in one of its countless bars to cope with the extreme heat. Or gamble on Two-up, a traditional Australian coin toss. That's what John Grant does, and in the fateful days following that night, he plunges into an orgy of violence, alcohol, and decay that pushes him to the limits of his strength and sanity. Kenneth Cook debuted in 1961 with this chilling novel, now considered a cult classic along with its film adaptation, about a man adrift in the Australian Outback.

• Publisher: Sajali.
  
• Subject: Novel.
• Collection: On the Margins.
• EAN: 9788412220513.
  
• Binding: Paperback or softcover.
• Pages: 196.