Remembering Babylon: winner of the Commonwealth Writers Prize and Dublin Literary Award
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Author: David Malouf
Format: Paperback
Number of Pages: 192
WINNER OF THE 1996 INTERNATIONAL IMPAC DUBLIN LITERARY AWARD WINNER OF THE COMMONWEALTH WRITERS PRIZE SHORTLISTED FOR THE MAN BOOKER PRIZE SHORTLISTED FOR THE MILES FRANKLIN AWARD SHORTLISTED FOR THE BANJO PRIZE FOR FICTION In the 1840s, a ship's boy cast ashore in northern Australia is taken in by the Indigenous people. Sixteen years later he steps out of the bush and inadvertently confronts the new white settlers with their unspoken terrors. The story of a boy caught between two worlds, Remembering Babylon is a picture of Australia at the time of its foundation, focused on the hostility between early British settlers and native Aboriginal people. _______ 'Australia's finest writer' MIRIAM COSIC, THE AUSTRALIAN 'Fascinating ... Malouf's prose shimmers with the sights and sounds of the continent.' DAILY MAIL ' ... a deft and economical evocation of an entire nascent society, punctuated by moments of dazzling, revelatory language and unforgettable images.' INDEPENDENT ON SUNDAY
Author: David Malouf
Format: Paperback
Number of Pages: 192
WINNER OF THE 1996 INTERNATIONAL IMPAC DUBLIN LITERARY AWARD WINNER OF THE COMMONWEALTH WRITERS PRIZE SHORTLISTED FOR THE MAN BOOKER PRIZE SHORTLISTED FOR THE MILES FRANKLIN AWARD SHORTLISTED FOR THE BANJO PRIZE FOR FICTION In the 1840s, a ship's boy cast ashore in northern Australia is taken in by the Indigenous people. Sixteen years later he steps out of the bush and inadvertently confronts the new white settlers with their unspoken terrors. The story of a boy caught between two worlds, Remembering Babylon is a picture of Australia at the time of its foundation, focused on the hostility between early British settlers and native Aboriginal people. _______ 'Australia's finest writer' MIRIAM COSIC, THE AUSTRALIAN 'Fascinating ... Malouf's prose shimmers with the sights and sounds of the continent.' DAILY MAIL ' ... a deft and economical evocation of an entire nascent society, punctuated by moments of dazzling, revelatory language and unforgettable images.' INDEPENDENT ON SUNDAY
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NB: This is a secondhand book in very good condition. See our FAQs for more information. Please note that the jacket image is indicative only. A description of our secondhand books is not always available. Please contact us if you have a question about this title.
Author: David Malouf
Format: Paperback
Number of Pages: 192
WINNER OF THE 1996 INTERNATIONAL IMPAC DUBLIN LITERARY AWARD WINNER OF THE COMMONWEALTH WRITERS PRIZE SHORTLISTED FOR THE MAN BOOKER PRIZE SHORTLISTED FOR THE MILES FRANKLIN AWARD SHORTLISTED FOR THE BANJO PRIZE FOR FICTION In the 1840s, a ship's boy cast ashore in northern Australia is taken in by the Indigenous people. Sixteen years later he steps out of the bush and inadvertently confronts the new white settlers with their unspoken terrors. The story of a boy caught between two worlds, Remembering Babylon is a picture of Australia at the time of its foundation, focused on the hostility between early British settlers and native Aboriginal people. _______ 'Australia's finest writer' MIRIAM COSIC, THE AUSTRALIAN 'Fascinating ... Malouf's prose shimmers with the sights and sounds of the continent.' DAILY MAIL ' ... a deft and economical evocation of an entire nascent society, punctuated by moments of dazzling, revelatory language and unforgettable images.' INDEPENDENT ON SUNDAY
Author: David Malouf
Format: Paperback
Number of Pages: 192
WINNER OF THE 1996 INTERNATIONAL IMPAC DUBLIN LITERARY AWARD WINNER OF THE COMMONWEALTH WRITERS PRIZE SHORTLISTED FOR THE MAN BOOKER PRIZE SHORTLISTED FOR THE MILES FRANKLIN AWARD SHORTLISTED FOR THE BANJO PRIZE FOR FICTION In the 1840s, a ship's boy cast ashore in northern Australia is taken in by the Indigenous people. Sixteen years later he steps out of the bush and inadvertently confronts the new white settlers with their unspoken terrors. The story of a boy caught between two worlds, Remembering Babylon is a picture of Australia at the time of its foundation, focused on the hostility between early British settlers and native Aboriginal people. _______ 'Australia's finest writer' MIRIAM COSIC, THE AUSTRALIAN 'Fascinating ... Malouf's prose shimmers with the sights and sounds of the continent.' DAILY MAIL ' ... a deft and economical evocation of an entire nascent society, punctuated by moments of dazzling, revelatory language and unforgettable images.' INDEPENDENT ON SUNDAY
Remembering Babylon: winner of the Commonwealth Writers Prize and Dublin Literary Award