Publisher: Pantheon Year of edition: 1993 Year read: 2016 Language: English Pages: 200 Price: 20 dollars Rating: 9
Malouf is extraordinary with his ability to describe the relationship between individuals and their environment though the description might well be a bit surreal. Such is the case with my reading of this novel about a shipwrecked castaway cabin boy named Gemmy found by the aboriginals of Australia. It is also a tale of how the pioneers of the outback settled the lands which later become well known cities such as Brisbane and Sydney. It is a study of the connection between the people and the land and the ungodly hardships they endured. Gemmy as a boy and later a young man is a symbol of the struggle between the white population and the aborigianls to assimilate. I will be thinking about this book for awhile yet.
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Year of edition: 1993
Year read: 2016
Language: English
Pages: 200
Price: 20 dollars
Rating: 9
Malouf is extraordinary with his ability to describe the relationship between individuals and their environment though the description might well be a bit surreal. Such is the case with my reading of this novel about a shipwrecked castaway cabin boy named Gemmy found by the aboriginals of Australia. It is also a tale of how the pioneers of the outback settled the lands which later become well known cities such as Brisbane and Sydney. It is a study of the connection between the people and the land and the ungodly hardships they endured. Gemmy as a boy and later a young man is a symbol of the struggle between the white population and the aborigianls to assimilate. I will be thinking about this book for awhile yet.