Summary
‘A novel as intricate and powerful as the bark-cloth paintings at its heart’ – Anna Funder
In 1968 Papua New Guinea is on the brink of independence, and everything is about to change. Amidst the turmoil filmmaker Leonard arrives from England with his Dutch wife, Rika, to study and film an isolated village high in the mountains. The villagers’ customs and art have been passed down through generations, and Rika is immediately struck by their paintings on a cloth made of bark.
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Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780143790891 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0143790897 |
| Author: | Drusilla Modjeska |
| Publisher: | Penguin Random House Australia |
| Imprint: | Penguin Random House Australia |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 448 |
| Release Date: | 19 March 2018 |
| Weight: | 322g |
| Dimensions: | 197mm x 129mm x 38mm |
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About The Author
Drusilla Modjeska
DRUSILLA MODJESKA is one of Australia’s most acclaimed writers. Her books include the award-winning Poppy and the bestselling The Orchard and Stravinsky’s Lunch, which won the New South Wales Premier’s Literary Award for Non-Fiction. Her novel The Mountain was critically acclaimed and shortlisted for a number of awards; and in 2015 she published her memoir, Second Half First, which was also shortlisted for several prizes. She lives in Sydney.
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