A Book Profile on ‘Dopeland’ by John Birmingham
John Birmingham speaks of his new book, ‘Dopeland’, to Australian review site, theblurb.com.au. He says, “…it would just allow me to travel around the country surfing, bonging on and eating lots of greasy food and they’d pay me a shitload of money to do it and my legal fees if it all went wrong.” Sounds like his dream project? Whether Birmingham’s latest offering is hailed as a contemporary non-fiction masterpiece, a useless commodity adding more fuel to Australia’s cannabis debate, or simply an excuse for John to pay tribute to some dope smoking years by getting trashed (for the sake of literature), it is an stimulating addition to the Australian book market. This essay will look at ‘Dopeland’ as a market commodity, and examine all sorts of fine details, which have come together to form the latest work by a fine Australian author.‘Dopeland’ was released by Random House Australia on May 1st this year, under it’s Random House imprint. It is available for retail sale at a price of $29.95 from major bookstores such as Angus & Robertson, Borders, Dymocks and QBD as well as individual booksellers such as Coaldrakes Bookshop in Milton. These booksellers have chosen to keep the book at recommended retail pri
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