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A Piece of Red Cloth by Leonie Norrington; Merrkiyawuy Ganambarr-Stubbs; Djawa Burarrwanga; Djawundil Maymuru is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.

What is A Piece of Red Cloth about?

It's early in the wet season. A flock of crested terns sweeps into the bay and dives towards Batjani. The birds are saying the foreigners are coming, as they do every year, but why are they so full of menace? Batjani's beloved granddaughter Garritji is on the cusp of womanhood, about to go through the rituals preparing her for marriage. Batjani uses all means at her disposal to protect her granddaughter from the visiting Macassan trepang fishers, but she is betrayed. Can Garritji be saved? This powerful and unique novel is based on oral history and told through Yolngu eyes, with ancestors as the Yolngu remember them: proud, strong, resilient people in control of their world and interacting with foreigners on their own terms. 'Told through the voices of the people who know it best, all those deeply important events from times long before Cook imagined a Southern Land.' - Debra Dank 'We've been waiting a long time for a book like this ... [A] breathtaking re-imagining of history and place.' - Nicholas Jose 'A glimpse into pre-colonial Australia and a world still powerfully alive in the Yolngu imagination.' - Kim Mahood 'With all the colour and sensuality of slow-paced life on Country

Who reads A Piece of Red Cloth?

Author

Leonie Norrington; Merrkiyawuy Ganambarr-Stubbs; Djawa Burarrwanga; Djawundil Maymuru

Publisher

Allen & Unwin

Published

2024

Language

EN

ISBN

9781761505539

Category

work of fiction