{"product_id":"the-penguin-leunig-by-michael-leunig-1","title":"'The Penguin Leunig' by Michael Leunig","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"\"\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\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"text-base my-auto mx-auto pb-8 [--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 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 dir=\"auto\" 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\" 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 light markdown-new-styling\"\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eI don't think I could call myself a second-hand bookstore if I didn't have some Leunig.\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA book containing a strange little republic of ducks, anxious men, pompous officials, lovers, lunatics and minor domestic catastrophes a la Leunig. This edition gathers early work that is rougher, darker and more openly satirical than the gentle public image later attached to Leunig. \u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThese cartoons treat ordinary social life as a badly managed dream. The line is loose and expressive, the jokes often beautifully stupid in the older sense: absurd enough to expose the structures everyone else has agreed not to notice. Seen now, the collection also records the formation of one of Australian cartooning’s most recognisable visual languages. The ducks and gentle eccentrics are here, but so are class resentment, bodily embarrassment, bureaucracy, loneliness and the bleak comedy of people attempting civilisation with equipment plainly unsuited to the task. Leunig’s later work could drift toward consolation; this early book still has teeth. \u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePenguin Books, 1979 reprint of the 1974 first edition. Paperback. Moderate rubbing, creasing and edge wear; some marks and age-toning, with binding sound.\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":45910482518099,"sku":null,"price":10.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0689\/0268\/2707\/files\/Untitleddesign-2026-08-05T121038.295.png?v=1785896153","url":"https:\/\/bowerbooks.com\/products\/the-penguin-leunig-by-michael-leunig-1","provider":"bower books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}