Eucalyptus is a novel by AustraliannovelistMurray Bail. It won the 1999Miles Franklin Award and the 1999 Commonwealth Writers' Prize. Murray Bail (born 1941) is an Australian author. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... A novel (from French nouvelle Italian novella, new) is an extended, generally fictional narrative in prose. ... Random House is a publishing division of the German media conglomerate Bertelsmann based in New York City. ... 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... A hardcover (or hardback or hardbound) book is bound with rigid protective covers (typically of cardboard covered with cloth or heavy paper) and a stitched spine. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article may require cleanup. ... A novel is an extended work of written, narrative, prose fiction, usually in story form; the writer of a novel is a novelist. ... Murray Bail (born 1941) is an Australian author. ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... The annual Miles Franklin Literary Award is one of the most illustrious events on the Australian literary calendar. ... The Commonwealth Writers Prize was established in 1987. ...
Plot introduction
Eucalyptus tells the story of Ellen Holland, a young woman whose "speckled beauty" and unattainablity become legend far beyond the rural western New South Wales town near the property where she grows up. Her protective father's obsession with collecting rare species of Eucalyptus trees leads him to propose a contest - the man who can correctly name all the species on his property shall win her hand in marriage. Capital Sydney Government Const. ... This article is about the plant genus. ...
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