{"product_id":"john-olsen-a-sliver-of-time","title":"John Olsen: A Sliver of Time","description":"\u003cp\u003eAG312785\u003cbr\u003ePublished by Harper \u0026amp; Row, 1981\u003cbr\u003e80 pages, hardcover\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9780063120440\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eForeword by Sir Talbot Duckmanto\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA Sliver of Time is the third book in a trilogy. The first two books were titled The Death of a Wombat and Dingo King. and both have become well known to Australian readers. The Death of a Wombat dealt with fire. with a wombat as the main figure. Dingo King was about drought. with the dingo as the main character.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn A Sliver of Time. the natural enemy is flood. and the kangaroo is the chief animal protagonist.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAll three programmes were first heard as ABC broadcasts. with the spoken texts set to music. The Death of a Wombat won an Italia Prize as a documentary broadcast. The three books together constitute an important statement about the out back territory of Australia and are also allegories of the human condition.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Australian Galleries","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47760724525286,"sku":"AG312785","price":65.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0714\/7592\/1126\/files\/Olsen_AG312785.jpg?v=1781151608","url":"https:\/\/australiangalleries.com.au\/products\/john-olsen-a-sliver-of-time","provider":"Australian Galleries","version":"1.0","type":"link"}