The Trackers
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.
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damage
Pages: Good
Markings: Previous owner
Condition remarks: Usual aging. Shelf wear. One tear at back right corner of jacket fold - otherwise fine.
A haunting work of literary fiction, The Trackers by B. Wongar chronicles the devastating collision between Aboriginal Australian culture and the brutal forces of colonialism and modernity. With lyrical, mythic prose, Wongar illustrates the spiritual and physical displacement of Indigenous peoples through characters who struggle to maintain their ancestral identity against a world determined to erase it. The narrative uncovers the trauma of dispossession with raw, unflinching honesty, weaving together dreamtime spirituality and harsh contemporary reality in a way that is both poetic and deeply unsettling. Wongar's work stands as a powerful act of witness, arguing that the wounds of colonial violence are not historical relics but living, ongoing realities for Aboriginal communities. Readers drawn to postcolonial literature and works that honor Indigenous voices will find this a profoundly moving and morally urgent read.
Author: B. Wongar
Format: Hardback
Published: 1978, Outback Press
Genre: Fiction
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damage
Pages: Good
Markings: Previous owner
Condition remarks: Usual aging. Shelf wear. One tear at back right corner of jacket fold - otherwise fine.
A haunting work of literary fiction, The Trackers by B. Wongar chronicles the devastating collision between Aboriginal Australian culture and the brutal forces of colonialism and modernity. With lyrical, mythic prose, Wongar illustrates the spiritual and physical displacement of Indigenous peoples through characters who struggle to maintain their ancestral identity against a world determined to erase it. The narrative uncovers the trauma of dispossession with raw, unflinching honesty, weaving together dreamtime spirituality and harsh contemporary reality in a way that is both poetic and deeply unsettling. Wongar's work stands as a powerful act of witness, arguing that the wounds of colonial violence are not historical relics but living, ongoing realities for Aboriginal communities. Readers drawn to postcolonial literature and works that honor Indigenous voices will find this a profoundly moving and morally urgent read.