{"product_id":"pagan-by-inez-baranay","title":"'Pagan' by Inez Baranay","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"\" data-turn-id-container=\"request-6a41ee64-ba8c-83ec-af6f-c73473cd84da-36\" data-is-intersecting=\"true\"\u003e\n\u003csection class=\"text-token-text-primary w-full focus:outline-none has-data-writing-block:pointer-events-none [\u0026amp;:has([data-writing-block])\u0026gt;*]:pointer-events-auto R6Vx5W_threadScrollVars scroll-mb-[calc(var(--scroll-root-safe-area-inset-bottom,0px)+var(--thread-response-height))] scroll-mt-[calc(var(--header-height)+min(200px,max(70px,20svh)))]\" dir=\"auto\" data-turn-id=\"request-6a41ee64-ba8c-83ec-af6f-c73473cd84da-36\" data-turn-id-container=\"request-6a41ee64-ba8c-83ec-af6f-c73473cd84da-36\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-92\" data-turn=\"assistant\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"text-base my-auto mx-auto pb-10 [--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-xs,calc(var(--spacing)*4))] @w-sm\/main:[--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-sm,calc(var(--spacing)*6))] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-lg,calc(var(--spacing)*16))] px-(--thread-content-margin)\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-conversation-screenshot-content=\"\" class=\"[--thread-content-max-width:40rem] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-max-width:48rem] mx-auto max-w-(--thread-content-max-width) flex-1 group\/turn-messages focus-visible:outline-hidden relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col gap-4 grow\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"54f22a66-e822-4b41-9c8a-fcc32b60cdcc\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-5-5\" class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal outline-none keyboard-focused:focus-ring [.text-message+\u0026amp;]:mt-1\" data-turn-start-message=\"true\" tabindex=\"0\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"markdown prose dark:prose-invert wrap-break-word w-full dark markdown-new-styling\"\u003e\n\u003ch4 data-start=\"30\" data-end=\"509\"\u003e\n\u003cem data-start=\"82\" data-end=\"89\"\u003ePagan\u003c\/em\u003e is one of the more unusual Australian novels of its period: intellectually restless, psychologically dense, and deeply concerned with questions of exile, identity and artistic life.\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"30\" data-end=\"509\"\u003eBorn in Hungary and raised in Australia after fleeing the 1956 uprising, Inez Baranay brings to the novel an acute awareness of migration, fractured memory and the work involved in remaking a self in another language and culture.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"511\" data-end=\"1398\"\u003eThe novel follows a music critic moving through Sydney's cultural world while becoming entangled with artists, musicians and the lingering force of European history. Rather than offering a conventional plot, \u003cem data-start=\"719\" data-end=\"726\"\u003ePagan\u003c\/em\u003e unfolds through observation, criticism, recollection and conversation, exploring how art, reputation and private lives intersect. Running beneath it is a meditation on displacement: memories inherited from others, the instability of identity, and the way criticism itself becomes a creative act. It occupies an interesting place in Australian literary fiction, sitting somewhere between Helen Garner's psychological precision, Gerald Murnane's concern with memory, and the cosmopolitan sensibility of writers such as Brian Castro. An ambitious and now largely overlooked novel that rewards readers drawn to literary fiction where ideas matter as much as narrative.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1425\" data-end=\"1536\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e1990 Imprint paperback. Light shelf wear with faint creasing to the covers and a clean, tightly bound interior.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/section\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"bower studio","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45760793247827,"sku":null,"price":15.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0689\/0268\/2707\/files\/bringdogs_babies_grandparents_64.png?v=1782979309","url":"https:\/\/bowerbooks.com\/products\/pagan-by-inez-baranay","provider":"bower books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}