Paris Savages
$16.98
- Paperback
352 pages
- Release Date
28 July 2021
Summary
‘This story has its genesis in fact, when three Fraser Island people were taken to Germany in 1882–83. The sole survivor was Bonangera (Boni/Bonny) whose life-size plaster cast remains at the Musée des Confluences, Lyon, France. The silencing that Badtjala people continue to endure in the localised historiography of place is ongoing.’
Dr Fiona Foley, Badtjala artist and academic
Fraser Island, 1882. The population of the Badtjala people is in sharp decline fol…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781920727529 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1920727523 |
| Author: | Katherine Johnson |
| Publisher: | Ventura Press |
| Imprint: | Ventura Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 352 |
| Release Date: | 28 July 2021 |
| Weight: | 344g |
| Dimensions: | 45mm x 235mm x 131mm |
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About The Author
Katherine Johnson
Katherine Johnson is the author of three previous novels:
- Pescador’s Wake (Fourth Estate, 2009)
- The Better Son (Ventura Press, 2016)
- Matryoshka (Ventura Press, 2018)
Her manuscripts have won Varuna Awards and Tasmanian Premier’s Literary Prizes. The Better Son was longlisted for both the Indie Book Awards and the Tasmania Book Prize. Katherine holds both arts and science degrees, has worked as a science journalist, and published feature articles for magazines including Good Weekend.
Katherine lives in Tasmania with her husband and two children. She recently completed a PhD, which forms the basis of her latest novel, Paris Savages.
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