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The Boys Who Stole the Funeral (1980) is a verse novel by Australian writer Les Murray. It was originally published by Angus and Robertson in Australia in 1980. The novel consists of a sequence of 140 sonnets, many of which had been previously published in newspapers, literary journals and poetry anthologies.
Jan 1, 1979 · Les Murray. 3.67. 6 ratings0 reviews. A sequence of sonnets recounts the story of two young men who steal their friend's body from a city undertaker so that he can be buried at his home in rural Australia. Genres Poetry. 71 pages, Hardcover. First published January 1, 1979. Book details & editions. About the author. Les Murray.
Mar 11, 2022 · The boys who stole the funeral : a novel sequence : Murray, Les A., 1938-2019 : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive. by. Murray, Les A., 1938-2019. Publication date. 1993. Topics. Sonnets, Australian. Publisher. Port Melbourne, Vic. : Minerva Australia. Collection. internetarchivebooks; printdisabled; inlibrary. Contributor.
Mar 10, 2023 · the boys who stole the funeral by les a. murray. Publication date 1980 Collection internetarchivebooks; inlibrary; printdisabled Contributor Internet Archive
The Boys Who Stole the Funeral (1979) is a sequence of 140 sonnets about a pair of boys who surreptitiously remove a man’s body from a Sydney funeral home for burial in his native Outback.
A novel sequence, Les Murray's The Boys who Stole the Funeral is a story told in the form of 140 sonnets. Varying the form of the sonnets with regard to metre and rhyme Murray has created an impressive long poem, very different from his later Fredy Neptune (see our review ).
Created by an anonymous user. Imported from Scriblio MARC record. The boys who stole the funeral by Les A. Murray, 1991, Farrar Straus Giroux edition, in English - 1st American ed.