The Swan Book
$25.37
- Paperback
352 pages
- Release Date
30 April 2023
Summary
The Swan Book: A Post-Apocalyptic Aboriginal Odyssey
Originally published in 2014, Alexis Wright’s classic novel, The Swan Book is being rereleased in a new edition.
The Swan Book is set in a future where Aboriginal people endure the Intervention amidst drastic climate change. The story follows Oblivia, a mute young woman and victim of gang rape, from her displaced community in a swamp filled with rusting boats and black swans, to her marri…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781922725431 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1922725439 |
| Author: | Alexis Wright |
| Publisher: | Giramondo Publishing Co |
| Imprint: | Giramondo Publishing Co |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 352 |
| Release Date: | 30 April 2023 |
| Weight: | 350g |
| Dimensions: | 210mm x 148mm |
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About The Author
Alexis Wright
Alexis Wright is a member of the Waanyi nation of the southern highlands of the Gulf of Carpentaria. The author of the prize-winning novels Carpentaria and The Swan Book, Wright has published three works of non-fiction: Take Power, an oral history of the Central Land Council; Grog War, a study of alcohol abuse in the Northern Territory; and Tracker, an award-winning collective memoir of Aboriginal leader, Tracker Tilmouth. Her books have been published widely overseas, including in China, the US, the UK, Italy, France and Poland. She holds the position of Boisbouvier Chair in Australian Literature at the University of Melbourne. Wright is the only author to win both the Miles Franklin Award (in 2007 for Carpentaria) and the Stella Prize (in 2018 for Tracker). Alexis Wright’s fourth novel, Praiseworthy, will be published in early 2023.
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