Trap

Trap (1966) is the first novel by Australian author Peter Mathers. It won the Miles Franklin Award for 1966. Story outline The novel follows the life of Jack Trap, a man living on the outskirts of Melbourne in the 1960s. Trap is of mixed Irish, English and Aboriginal background, in his forties and fat. He joins with a small group of outsiders and travels to a mining lease on Cape York to form a co-operative community. Critical reception