The "water man" of the book's title is a water diviner—or rather two water diviners: one working on an Australian station in 1939 and the other working the same property 50 years later. Events surrounding the first divining echo down the years to the second, when tensions left unresolved re-emerge and engulf a new set of characters.
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Dedication: When bright things tarnish he will be truly gone. Then you will know him.
Reviewsedit
Reviewing the novel in The Canberra Times Alan Gould noted: "Perhaps the most persistent theme in McDonald's work is that of the personality unfamiliar with itself; able to scrutinise nature and fellow human beings with great, and often lyrical particularity, but never quite at ease with either, never quite self-possessed. With its gentle use of fable, with its unobtrusive underpinnings in Jungian psychology, Water Man provides an intriguing, readable, progress to that theme."[2]
water, novel, water, 1993, novel, australian, novelist, roger, mcdonald, water, manfirst, editionauthorroger, mcdonaldcountryaustralialanguageenglishpublisherpicador, australiapublication, date1993media, typeprint, paperback, pages315isbn0330273981preceded, by. Water Man is a 1993 novel by Australian novelist Roger McDonald 1 Water ManFirst editionAuthorRoger McDonaldCountryAustraliaLanguageEnglishPublisherPicador AustraliaPublication date1993Media typePrint Paperback Pages315ISBN0330273981Preceded byFlynn Followed byThe Slap Contents 1 Plot summary 2 Notes 3 Reviews 4 Awards and nominations 5 ReferencesPlot summary editThe water man of the book s title is a water diviner or rather two water diviners one working on an Australian station in 1939 and the other working the same property 50 years later Events surrounding the first divining echo down the years to the second when tensions left unresolved re emerge and engulf a new set of characters Notes editDedication When bright things tarnish he will be truly gone Then you will know him Reviews editReviewing the novel in The Canberra Times Alan Gould noted Perhaps the most persistent theme in McDonald s work is that of the personality unfamiliar with itself able to scrutinise nature and fellow human beings with great and often lyrical particularity but never quite at ease with either never quite self possessed With its gentle use of fable with its unobtrusive underpinnings in Jungian psychology Water Man provides an intriguing readable progress to that theme 2 Awards and nominations edit1994 shortlisted Miles Franklin Literary Award 3 References edit National Library of Australia Water Man by Roger McDonald The Canberra Times Tapping Deep Waters of the Human Psyche by Alan Gould 11 September 1993 p28 Water Man AustLit Discover Australian Stories Retrieved 13 March 2022 nbsp This article about a 1990s novel is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it See guidelines for writing about novels Further suggestions might be found on the article s talk page vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Water Man novel amp oldid 1197996120, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
