Broken Song by Barry Hill - ISBN: 9781740512299
Paperback
A troubled life straddling cultures, secrets, and a stolen song.

Broken Song

T.G.H. Strehlow and Aboriginal Possession

  • Paperback

    800 pages

  • Release Date

    1 August 2003

Summary

The biography of T. G. H. Strehlow and Aboriginal possession.

‘A group of men… chanting with the enthusiasm that made them forget age & weakness & becoming young again in spirit…the rising and falling of the chant melody, like the breathing that gives us life - what an unforgettable scene!’

Thus wrote T. G.H. Strehlow in 1935, as he began his life work, Songs of Central Australia, acclaimed as one of the great books of world literature. Prize-winning poet and …

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781740512299
ISBN-10:1740512294
Author:Barry Hill
Publisher:Random House Australia
Imprint:Vintage
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:800
Release Date:1 August 2003
Weight:939g
Dimensions:232mm x 153mm x 55mm
About The Author

Barry Hill

Barry Hill is an acclaimed historian, writer and poet. His books include The Best Picture, Raft, Sitting In (an award-winning account of the longest industrial action in Australian history) and The Road To Uluru. Broken Song won many awards on its release.

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