Long Live Sandawara (SIGNED)
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: 1st ed.,
Condition remarks:
Book: Very good
Jacket: Very good
Pages: Yellowed
Markings: Signed
A landmark work of Australian Indigenous fiction, Long Live Sandawara chronicles the story of a group of Aboriginal Australians who draw inspiration from the legendary Sandawara — a historical Kimberley resistance fighter — to fuel a modern-day uprising against systemic oppression. Colin Johnson, one of the first Aboriginal Australians to publish a novel, weaves together myth, history, and political urgency to present a narrative that is both a celebration of Indigenous identity and a fierce indictment of colonial violence. The novel's tone is raw and impassioned, blending lyrical prose with an unflinching portrayal of dispossession and the enduring will to resist. It stands as a vital and courageous work in the canon of Australian literature, illustrating how ancestral memory and cultural pride can serve as powerful weapons against erasure.
Author: Colin Johnson
Format: Hardback
Published: 1979, Quartet Books
Edition: 1st ed.,
Condition remarks:
Book: Very good
Jacket: Very good
Pages: Yellowed
Markings: Signed
A landmark work of Australian Indigenous fiction, Long Live Sandawara chronicles the story of a group of Aboriginal Australians who draw inspiration from the legendary Sandawara — a historical Kimberley resistance fighter — to fuel a modern-day uprising against systemic oppression. Colin Johnson, one of the first Aboriginal Australians to publish a novel, weaves together myth, history, and political urgency to present a narrative that is both a celebration of Indigenous identity and a fierce indictment of colonial violence. The novel's tone is raw and impassioned, blending lyrical prose with an unflinching portrayal of dispossession and the enduring will to resist. It stands as a vital and courageous work in the canon of Australian literature, illustrating how ancestral memory and cultural pride can serve as powerful weapons against erasure.