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Cover artist Darren Gilbert Language English Originally published 2013 Genre Fiction | 3.4/5 Goodreads Country Australia Publication date 2013 Pages 339 pp OCLC 849317121 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Alexis wright the swan book
The Swan Book is the third novel by the Indigenous Australian author Alexis Wright. It met with critical acclaim when it was published, and was short-listed for Australia's premier literary prize, the Miles Franklin Award.
Contents
- Alexis wright the swan book
- Miles franklin literary award 2014 alexis wright 2014 shortlist author the swan book
- Plot Introduction
- Awards and nominations
- Reviews
- References
Miles franklin literary award 2014 alexis wright 2014 shortlist author the swan book
Plot Introduction
The Swan Book is set in the future, with Aboriginal people still living under the Intervention in the north, in an environment fundamentally altered by climate change. It follows a girl who is pulled from a tree as a child after having been lost and gang-raped, and how she grows up raised by a European immigrant and seemingly guided by swans. After the death of her guardian, she is betrothed to a boy who grows up to become the first Indigenous President of Australia (Prime Minister has been abandoned in this future), and later marries him, despite retaining a childlike mind even as an adult.