The Chant Of Jimmie Blacksmith
Condition: SECONDHAND
This is a secondhand book. The jacket image is a photograph of the exact copy we have in stock. This image shows the condition of this book. Further condition remarks are below.
Edition: A & R Classics Edition
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Very good
Pages: Good
Markings: No markings
Condition remarks: Jacket showing usual aging signs but still in very good condition
Set against the turbulent backdrop of Australia's Federation era in 1900, this searing work of historical fiction chronicles the tragic story of Jimmie Blacksmith, a young man of Aboriginal and white heritage who struggles to find his place in a society that refuses to accept him. Keneally's novel unflinchingly illustrates how systemic racism, broken promises, and relentless exploitation drive a man of good intentions toward an act of shocking violence that transforms him into a hunted fugitive. The narrative moves with the force and momentum of a Greek tragedy, balancing intimate psychological portraiture with a sweeping indictment of colonial Australia's brutal racial hierarchies. Drawing from the real-life story of Jimmie Governor, The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith stands as one of Australian literature's most powerful and morally urgent works, forcing readers to confront the human cost of a nation built on dispossession and inequality.
Author: Thomas Keneally
Format: Hardback
Published: 1979, Angus & Robertson Publishers
Edition: A & R Classics Edition
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Very good
Pages: Good
Markings: No markings
Condition remarks: Jacket showing usual aging signs but still in very good condition
Set against the turbulent backdrop of Australia's Federation era in 1900, this searing work of historical fiction chronicles the tragic story of Jimmie Blacksmith, a young man of Aboriginal and white heritage who struggles to find his place in a society that refuses to accept him. Keneally's novel unflinchingly illustrates how systemic racism, broken promises, and relentless exploitation drive a man of good intentions toward an act of shocking violence that transforms him into a hunted fugitive. The narrative moves with the force and momentum of a Greek tragedy, balancing intimate psychological portraiture with a sweeping indictment of colonial Australia's brutal racial hierarchies. Drawing from the real-life story of Jimmie Governor, The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith stands as one of Australian literature's most powerful and morally urgent works, forcing readers to confront the human cost of a nation built on dispossession and inequality.