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 |  | ISBN | 9780702237195 | | CATEGORY | Fiction | Black Australian Writing | | BINDING | Paper B Format | | PAGES | 192 | | RELEASE DATE | August 31st, 2009 | | RRP - $24.95 | |
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Every Secret Thing | | | When culture and faith collide...nothing is sacred
In the Aboriginal missions of far northern Australia, it was a battle between saving souls and saving traditional culture.
Every Secret Thing is a rough, tough, hilarious portrayal of the Bush Mob and the Mission Mob, and the hapless clergy trying to convert them. In these tales, everyone is fair game.
At once playful and sharp, Marie Munkara's wonderfully original stories cast a taunting new light on the mission era in Australia.
'told with biting wit and riotous humour'
Judges' comments, Queensland Premier's Literary Awards (2008) |
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I thank Madonna Duffy, Rob Cullinan, Taressa Brennan and Belinda Jennings at University of Queensland Press. I am delighted they pursued me after my return from Boston assuring me that the revamped UQP was still interested in my public musings.
Frank Brennan, author of Tampering with Asylum and Acting on Conscience
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