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Praiseworthy / Alexis Wright.
In a small town in the north of Australia, a mysterious cloud heralds both an ecological catastrophe and a gathering of the ancestors. A crazed visionary looks to donkeys to solve the global climate crisis and the economic dependency of the Aboriginal people. His wife, seeking solace from his madness, follows the dance of butterflies and scours the internet to find out how her Aboriginal/Chinese family could be repatriated to China. One of their sons, named Aboriginal Sovereignty, is determined to commit suicide. The other, Tommyhawk, wishes his brother dead so that he can pursue his dream of becoming white and powerful. Praiseworthy is an epic which pushes allegory and language to their limit; a unique masterpiece that bends time and reality, opening new literary vistas; a cry of outrage against oppression and disadvantage; and a fable for the end of days.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780811238014
- ISBN: 0811238016
- Physical Description: 662 pages ; 21 cm
- Publisher: New York : New Directions Publishing Corporation, 2024.
- Copyright: ©2023
Content descriptions
| Original Version Note: | Originally published: Australia : Giramondo Publishing, 2023. |
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| Subject: | Families > Fiction. Small cities > Australia, Northern > Fiction. Aboriginal Australians > Fiction. Oppression (Psychology) > Fiction. |
| Genre: | Novels. Allegories. |
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- 1 of 1 copy available at Lake County Library District.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Circulation Modifier | Status | Due Date | Courses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lake County Main Library - Lakeview | FIC WRI (Text) | 37620001038472 | Adult Fiction | Reshelving | - |
Summary:
In a small town in the north of Australia, a mysterious cloud heralds both an ecological catastrophe and a gathering of the ancestors. A crazed visionary looks to donkeys to solve the global climate crisis and the economic dependency of the Aboriginal people. His wife, seeking solace from his madness, follows the dance of butterflies and scours the internet to find out how her Aboriginal/Chinese family could be repatriated to China. One of their sons, named Aboriginal Sovereignty, is determined to commit suicide. The other, Tommyhawk, wishes his brother dead so that he can pursue his dream of becoming white and powerful. Praiseworthy is an epic which pushes allegory and language to their limit; a unique masterpiece that bends time and reality, opening new literary vistas; a cry of outrage against oppression and disadvantage; and a fable for the end of days.
