Praiseworthy

Alexis Wright

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Giramondo Publishing
01 April 2023

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Winner of the 2024 Miles Franklin Literary Award

Winner of the 2024 Stella Prize

Praiseworthy is an epic set in the north of Australia, told with the richness of language and scale of imagery for which Alexis Wright has become renowned.

In a small town dominated by a haze cloud - which heralds both an ecological catastrophe and a gathering of the ancestors - a crazed visionary seeks out donkeys as the solution to the global climate crisis and the economic dependency of the Aboriginal people.

His wife seeks solace from his madness in following the dance of butterflies and scouring the internet to find out how she can seek repatriation for her Aboriginal/Chinese family to China.

One of their sons, called Aboriginal Sovereignty, is determined to commit suicide. The other, Tommyhawk, wishes his brother dead so that he can pursue his dream of becoming white and powerful.

This is a novel which pushes allegory and language to its limits, a cry of outrage against oppression and disadvantage, and a fable for the end of days.

By: Alexis Wright
Imprint: Giramondo Publishing
Country of Publication: Australia
Dimensions: Height: 210mm, Width: 148mm,
Weight: 750g
ISBN: 9781922725325
ISBN 10: 1922725323
Pages: 736
Publication Date: 01 April 2023
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active