Summary
The Passion of Private White describes the meeting of two worlds: that of the intensely driven anthropologist Neville White, and the world of hunter-gatherer clans in remote northern Australia with whom he has lived and worked for half a century, mapping their culture and history in breathtaking detail.
As White began to understand this ancient culture struggling between the demands of Western modernity and the equally pressing need to preserve their lands, customs, laws and language,…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781760855079 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1760855073 |
| Author: | DON WATSON |
| Publisher: | Simon & Schuster |
| Imprint: | Scribner Australia |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 336 |
| Release Date: | 3 November 2022 |
| Weight: | 620g |
| Dimensions: | 160mm x 240mm |
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Critics Review
‘In case you’re wondering what should be the book of the year, here’s my nomination. [The Passion of Private White is] at various times enlightening, challenging, tear-inducing, enraging and always beautifully written (of course). Extraordinary that a master story teller was on hand to witness it.’ – Michael Pascoe
How to sum up this story? It’s uncontainable. It wrangles worlds. It keeps getting wider and deeper like a stone in a pond. At its heart – an extraordinary telling of an extraordinary friendship. – Paul Kelly AO
‘A truly magnificent achievement’ – Peter Carey
‘Wholly unexpected and original … a gritty cross-cultural parable that ends with a fragile glimmer of hope.’ – Tom Griffiths, Australian Book Review
‘A witty and compassionate book about friendship, Indigenous self-determination and people under stress.’ * The Conversation *
DON WATSON
Don Watson’s bestselling titles include Recollections of a Bleeding Heart: Paul Keating Prime Minister, Death Sentence and The Bush, which won the Indie Book of the Year and the NSW Premier’s Literary Award. An acclaimed speechwriter and screenwriter, he is also beloved for his columns and essays on Australian and American politics.
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