Kim Scott was born in 1957 and grew up on the south coast of Western Australia. He began writing for publication when he became a teacher of English and his first novel, True Country, was published in 1993 by Fremantle Press. His novel Benang: from the Heart won the 2000 Miles Franklin Award. He has had poetry and short stories published in a number of anthologies and now lives in Fremantle with his wife and two children.
Billy is drifting, looking for a place to land. A young school teacher, he arrives in Australia's remote far north in search of his own history, his Aboriginality, and his future. He finds himself in a region of abundance and beauty but also of conflict, dispossession and dislocation. On the desperate frontier between cultures, Billy must find his place of belonging.
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Paperback. Etat : Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less. N° de réf. du vendeur G1863683232I3N00
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New ed. Paperback trade, very good condition, tiny bump top spine, minor edgewear, faint sticker mark rear cover. 256 pp. An Aboriginal teacher tries to discover his heritage in a northern Australian community. Kim Scott has used details of Kimberley topography, and borrowed from the dialect and past of one community he has lived in. The story is fictional as stated in the author's notes. Kim Scott has won the Miles Franklin Literary Award. . N° de réf. du vendeur 41164
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