Title Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith

Published Sydney : Angus and Robertson, 1972

Copies

Location	Call no.	Vol.	Availability
W'PONDS	827.03 K335 A6/CH		AVAILABLE
MELB	827.03 K335 A6/CH		AVAILABLE

Description 178 pages ; 23 cm Series Australian classics Keneally, Thomas. Australian classics Summary When Jimme Blacksmith maries a white woman the backlash rom both Jimmie's tribe and white society intiates a series of dramatic evens. As Jimmie tries to survive between two cultures, tensions reach a head when the Newbys, Jimmie's whie employers, try to break up his marriage. The newby women are murdered and Jimmie flees, prsued by police and vigilantes. he hunt inensifies as further murders are committed, and concludes with tragic results.---back cover Analysis Aboriginal Australians Fiction Australia Fiction Historical fiction Serial murders Fiction Novels in English. Australian writers, 1945-. Texts Notes Spine title: The chant of Jimmy Blacksmith Man Booker Prize for Fiction, 1972, shortlist Subject Aboriginal Australians -- Fiction. Australian fiction -- 20th century. Australian fiction. Canon (Literature) -- Australia. Interracial marriage -- Australia -- Fiction. Racism -- Australia -- Fiction. Serial murders -- Fiction. Serial murders -- Australia -- Fiction. SUBJECT Australia -- Fiction. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2007100473 Australia -- Race relations http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2007100476 -- Fiction. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh99001562 Genre/Form Fiction. LC no. 72195719 ISBN 0207123756

Other Titles Chant of Jimmy Blacksmith The chant of Jimmy Blacksmith

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