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Benang

From the Heart

Kim Scott

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English
Fremantle Arts Centre Prs
27 February 2017
Harley, a man of Nyoongar ancestry, finds himself at a difficult point in the history of his country, family and self. As the apparently successful outcome of his white grandfather's enthusiastic attempts to isolate and breed the 'first white man born', he wants to be a failure. But would such failure mean his Nyoongar ancestors could label him a success? And how can the attempted genocide represented by his family history be told?

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Imprint:   Fremantle Arts Centre Prs
Country of Publication:   United Kingdom
Dimensions:   Height: 185mm,  Width: 136mm,  Spine: 37mm
Weight:   510g
ISBN:   9781925164442
ISBN 10:   1925164446
Pages:   500
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Audience:   General/trade ,  ELT Advanced
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active

Reviews for Benang: From the Heart

Benang is brilliant. It is a mature, complex, sweeping historical novel which will remind people of Rushdie, Carey and Grenville at their best. This is an absolute page turner and in the end we are left with a sense of joy and gratitude that such stories are still possible that the silence has been broken. -- Sydney Morning Herald Benang soars to the level of superb storytelling with an emotional punch to the guts, not unlike Toni Morrisons Beloved. -- Weekend Australian Haunting and poignant, Benang pierces the heart even as it seeks to lance the savage bleeding of the wounds of white settlement in Australia. -- Canberra Times Kate Challis RAKA Award (Winner 2001). Miles Franklin Award (Winner 2000). Queensland Premiers Literary Award (Shortlisted 2000). Tasmania Pacific Literary Award (Shortlisted 2001). Dublin IMPAC Literary Award (Longlisted 2000). Western Australian Premiers Book Award Fiction Prize (Winner 1999)


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