Originally published in 1934, Seven Poor Men of Sydney is Christina Stead's first novel, a brilliant portrayal of a group of men and women living in Sydney in the 1920s amid conditions of poverty and social turmoil.
Set against the vividly drawn backgrounds of Fisherman's (Watson's) Bay and the innercity slums, the various characters seek to resolve their individual spiritual dilemmas through politics, religion and philosophy.
Their struggles, their pain and their frustrations are portrayed with consummate skill in this memorable evocation of a city and an era.
- ISBN10 0207170231
- ISBN13 9780207170232
- Publish Date December 1990 (first published 9 November 1978)
- Publish Status Unknown
- Out of Print 24 January 2007
- Publish Country AU
- Publisher HarperCollins Publishers (Australia) Pty Ltd
- Imprint Angus & Robertson
- Edition Imprint Classic ed
- Format Paperback
- Pages 336
- Language English