Terra Nullius - Claire Coleman

Descriere Terra Nullius - Claire Coleman

\nNPR Best Books of 2018 \nA gut punch of a book in the style of Le Guin, Atwood, and Butler. Claire G. Coleman's debut novel blazes with truth. \n-- Kelly Link, author of Get in Trouble\n \nTerra Nullius (def): land belonging to no one; no man's land\n \nJacky was running. There was no thought in his head, only an intense drive to run. There was no sense he was getting anywhere, no plan, no destination, no future. All he had was a sense of what was behind, what he was running from. Jacky was running.\n \nThe Natives of the Colony are restless. The Settlers are eager to bring peace to their new home, and they have a plan for how to achieve it. They will tear Native families apart and provide re-education to those who do not understand why they should submit to their betters.\n \nPeace and prosperity are worth any price, but who will pay it? This rich land, Australia, will provide for all if only the Natives can learn their place.\n \nJacky has escaped the Home where the Settlers sent him, but where will he go? The Head of the Department for the Protection of Natives, known to Settlers and Natives alike as the Devil, is chasing Jacky. And when the Devil catches him, Sister Bagra, who knows her duty to the ungodly, will be waiting for Jacky back at Home.\n \nAn incendiary, timely, and fantastical debut from an essential Australian Aboriginal writer, Claire G. Coleman.\n \nDo you recognize this story? Look again.\n \nThis is not Australia as we know it. This is not the Australia of our history books. This Terra Nullius -- shortlisted for the 2018 Stella Prize and Highly Commended for the Victorian Premiers Literary Awards -- is something new, but all too familiar.\n

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Small Beer Press

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9781618731517

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