Going Home (Paperback)

Archie Weller

ISBN 10: 0044423160 / ISBN 13: 9780044423164

Published by Allen & Unwin, Sydney, 1991

About this Item

Paperback. 'One of the most singular and impressive collections of contemporary stories to appear in Australia.' - Adam Shoemaker, The AustralianThese humorous and bleak tales focus upon young men attempting to break free from the cycle of poverty and despair.From Archie Weller, a pioneering Aboriginal writer, comes an outstanding collection of stories which should, according to Nancy Keesing in the Sydney Morning Herald, be read by 'Every one of us, white, black, brindle, old, or about 13-plus.''Weller invokes romantic visions of Aboriginal ancestors, kings of the old civilisation with its laws and religions.' - L.V. Kepert, Sun Herald A groundbreaking collection of stories about contemporary Aboriginal life in urban and rural Western Australia. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Going Home (Paperback)
• Publisher: Allen & Unwin, Sydney
• Publication Date: 1991
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0044423160
• ISBN 13: 9780044423164
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: new

About this title

Synopsis

An outstanding collection of stories about contemporary aboriginal life in urban and rural Western Australia. These humorous and bleak tales focus upon young men attempting to break free from the cycle of poverty and despair.

About the Author

ARCHIE WELLER was born in 1957. The Day of the Dog, his first novel, was written over a period of six weeks in a spirit of anger, after his release from Broome gaol for what he regarded as a wrongful conviction.