Long Live Sandawara
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 , ex-library
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good
Markings: Previous owner
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 Pilbara resistance fighter — to fuel their own modern struggle against oppression and dispossession. Colin Johnson, also known as Mudrooroo, weaves together myth, history, and political urgency to present a narrative that burns with righteous anger and cultural pride. The novel illustrates the enduring power of Indigenous identity and the ways in which ancestral heroes can animate contemporary resistance, drawing a vivid line between past and present injustice. Written with raw, unflinching prose, it stands as a foundational text in Aboriginal Australian literature, arguing powerfully that the spirit of resistance cannot be extinguished by colonization. Readers seeking a profound and politically charged work that honors the resilience of Indigenous peoples will find this novel both revelatory and essential.
Author: Colin Johnson
Format: Hardback
Published: 1979, Quartet Books
Genre: Historical fiction
Condition remarks:
Book: Good , ex-library
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good
Markings: Previous owner
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 Pilbara resistance fighter — to fuel their own modern struggle against oppression and dispossession. Colin Johnson, also known as Mudrooroo, weaves together myth, history, and political urgency to present a narrative that burns with righteous anger and cultural pride. The novel illustrates the enduring power of Indigenous identity and the ways in which ancestral heroes can animate contemporary resistance, drawing a vivid line between past and present injustice. Written with raw, unflinching prose, it stands as a foundational text in Aboriginal Australian literature, arguing powerfully that the spirit of resistance cannot be extinguished by colonization. Readers seeking a profound and politically charged work that honors the resilience of Indigenous peoples will find this novel both revelatory and essential.