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The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith by Henry Reynolds is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.
What is The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith about?
Thomas Keneally’s extraordinary story of one man’s violent revenge against an unjust and intolerant society is based in part on historical events.Jimmie Blacksmith is a mixed-race man - part aboriginal, part white - living in Australia at the beginning of the 20th century. When Jimmy marries a white woman, the backlash from both his tribe and white society initiates a series of events that rapidly escalate into violence. After abuse and betrayal, Jimmy revolts in a killing spree. Pursued by police and vigilantes, further violence and murders follow with inevitable, tragic results."This continually surprising Australian writer utilizes a true incident - a multiple axe-murder of a white family in Australia in 1900 by an aboriginal - to find the spiritual fountainheads of human sociopolitical actions which are violent, bizarre and unthinkable... A punishing, disturbing story which, like Keneally's other novels, attempts to sight beyond the blank visage of man's inhumanity - the stains on the inner eye." - Kirkus ReviewsThomas Keneally began his writing career in 1964 and has published 33 novels since. His novels include Crimes of the Father, Napoleon’s Last Island, Shame and the Cap
Who reads The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith?
It is typically read by readers looking for immersive, entertainment-first reading.
Common subject areas: fiction, literature, genre fiction.
- Author
- Henry Reynolds
- Publisher
- Australian Screen Classics
- Published
- 2008
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9781760620479
- Category
- work of fiction
- Subjects
- Historical Fiction, Sports, Literary Fiction
- Rating
- 3.67 / 5 (32 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14