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Terra Nullius
- Narrated by: Mark Coles Smith, Tamala Shelton
- Length: 8 hrs and 38 mins
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Summary
Highly Commended in the Victorian Premier's Literary Awards 2017
Longlisted for the Indie Book Award for Debut Fiction 2018
Longlisted for the Stella Prize 2018
Jacky 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.
The natives of the colony are restless. The settlers are eager to have a nation of peace, and to bring the savages into line. Families are torn apart, reeducation is enforced. This rich land will provide for all.
This is not Australia as we know it. This is not the Australia of our history. This Terra Nullius is something new, but all too familiar.
This is an incredible debut from a striking new Australian-Aboriginal voice.
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"The truth that lies at the heart of this novel is impossible to ignore." (Books+Publishing)
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- Kindle Customer
- 03-12-18
amazing
this book is amazing. I urge you to go into not knowing too much. highly recommended
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- Andrew Moore
- 24-11-21
A thoughtful, powerful, piece
The narration was very pleasing and sympathetic to the characters.
The chapter quotes delivered a strong emotional sense against which the narrative would work.
With even the slightest empathy for the characters, the natives, this is not an easy read. It has a cracking pace and is very thoughtful, considering as it does the roles of individual, of local administration, of remote governance, and alongside all of this the place of state-approved religion.
Perhaps hardest to read is the completely horrid certainty of the high-level plot. A certainty of “reflection of past narrative” clearly told as a mirror to the primary native-settler story, but also the awful realisation there will be no happy ending.
That there is no happy ending.
Heartbreaking.
I found the references and bibliography of follow up reading both useful and perhaps tragic in its inherently limited quantity.
If you wanted more context on invasion day, even/particularly if you resent that expression, you would do well to read this excellent book.
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