Kim Scott, Hazel Brown

Broschiertes Buch

Kayang and Me

A First Nations memoir of family history

Beschreibung

Award-winning novelist Kim Scott and his elder, Hazel Brown, created a monumental family history of the Wilomin Noongar people. Kayang and Me is a powerful story of community and belonging, revealing the deep and enduring connections between family, country, culture and history that lie at the heart of Indigenous identity. Now available as a new edition with a stunning cover by the award-winning artist Jenna Lee.

Autor

Kim Scott is a descendant of people living along the south coast of Western Australia prior to colonisation, and is proud to be one among those who call themselves Noongar. He began writing for publication shortly after he became a secondary school teacher of English. True Country, his first novel, was published in 1993. His subsequent books include Benang: From the Heart (1999), Kayang & Me (2005), That Deadman Dance (2010) and Taboo (2017).Kim's writing has won numerous national and international awards, including the Miles Franklin Literary Award (twice) and the Commonwealth Writers' Prize. He is currently Professor of Writing at Curtin University in Western Australia.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Fremantle Press
• Second
• Seitenzahl: 282
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Juni 2025
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 210mm x 140mm x 17mm
• Gewicht: 390g
• ISBN-13: 9781760994808
• ISBN-10: 1760994804
• Artikelnr.: 75538312