Bliss

Life was once Bliss. Life was once Hell. Life was once a marvel of richness and variety.
Is life still a marvel of richness and variety? Is life still Hell? Is life still Bliss?
Does life condemn us all to a Bliss/Hell of our own making? The answer is probably yes.

A winner of the Miles Franklin in 1981 this must have appealed to the judge's for its satirical take on then modern city life, advertising for example, and the alternative culture that had sprouted up in northern New South Wales around the Mount Warning/Nimbin area. As satire, it was at times laugh out loud funny, but also became repetitive and seemed to overstay its welcome.

Recommended to those that like/dislike life and the Bliss and Hell that was once and still is satire.