\u003cb\u003eA collection of stories and essays by the award-winning author of \u003ci\u003eDark Emu\u003c/i\u003e, showcasing his shimmering genius across a lifetime of work.\u003c/b\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nThis volume of Bruce Pascoeâs best and most celebrated stories and essays, collected here for the first time, traverses his long career and explores his enduring fascination with Australiaâs landscape, culture and history.\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nFeaturing new fiction alongside Pascoeâs most revered and thought-provoking nonfiction â including from his modern classic \u003ci\u003eDark Emu â Salt\u003c/i\u003e distils the intellect, passion and virtuosity of his work. Itâs time all Australians know the range and depth of this most marvellous of our writers. \n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nâ\u003ci\u003eSalt\u003c/i\u003e demonstrates why Bruce Pascoeâs voice is important to the country.â âKim Scott\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nâA paradigm shift ... a wonderful expanse of thinking and storytelling ... In prose that is funny in one moment and devastating the next, Pascoe moves us from wry humour [to] the deep sadness that follows the wonder of discovering a history of richness and fullness deliberately obscured.â âMarie Matteson, Readings