Black Sheep [Paperback]

Nicholas Jose (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 30, 2002

This impassioned book - part quest, part travel book - by a novelist and writer widely published in the US and Europe - is based on two interlocking personal histories set on Australia's tropical Gulf of Carpentaria - border-line country seldom explored in writing. A quest for two very different men: the legendary Roger Jose, an itinerant European who lived in a remote Aboriginal community for half a century, in an upside down water tank with his beloved Aboriginal wife, reading literature and evolving his own radical bush philosophy. The police note on him was 'living blackfellow'. (For the author this is a personal quest, since Roger Jose claimed to be a long-lost member of his family.) Two hundred miles away one of the most degraded Aboriginal communities in Australia has been fighting for its rights. Their charismatic leader is Murrandoo Yanner, a young man committed to self-determination for his people and control over their vast traditional territory, with its rich natural resources. This highly original book is the response of a contemporary writer to his own heritage.

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Review

This is a highly original book, part history, part travel book, part quest, as one of Australia's most original writers goes in search of his past in the Gulf of Carpentaria, Australian borderline country, to discover Roger Jose and his life in a remote Aboriginal community.

About the Author

Nicholas Jose lives in Sydney. He grew up in South Australia and has lived and worked in Britain, Italy and China. He has published short stories, essays and translations and several acclaimed novels, and has written widely on contemporary Asian and Australian culture. He is one of Australia's most orginal writers.

Product Details

• Paperback: 224 pages
• Publisher: Profile Books (September 30, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 186197373X
• ISBN-13: 978-1861973733
• Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 5.6 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 15.8 ounces
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,723,027 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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