Coonardoo

Katherine Prichard

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Angus & Robertson
01 March 2013

Classic fiction (pre c 1945); Australian Fiction

Series: A&R Classics

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A powerful novel about race that's become a classic of Australian literature.

A tough, uncompromising novel about the difficult love between a white man and a black woman. Coonardoo is the moving story of a young Aboriginal woman trained from childhood to be the housekeeper at Wytaliba station and, as such, destined to look after its owner, Hugh Watt. the love between Coonardoo and Hugh, which so shocked its readers when the book was first published in 1929, is never acknowledged and so, degraded and twisted in on itself, destroys not only Coonardoo, but also a community which was once peaceful. this frank and daring novel set on the edge of the desert still raises difficult questions about the history of contact between black and white, and its representation in Australian writing.

By: Katherine Prichard
Imprint: Angus & Robertson
Country of Publication: Australia
Dimensions: Height: 200mm, Width: 130mm, Spine: 20mm
Weight: 345g
ISBN: 9780732296933
ISBN 10: 0732296935
Series: A&R Classics
Publication Date: 01 March 2013
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active