On Thomas Keneally Writers On Writers Large Print 16pt

keneallys Caricature Of A Self-loathing Jimmie Blacksmith Is A Lost Opportunity To Explore The Complex Ways That Aboriginal People Were Pushing Against A White World That Would Not Accept Them For Who They Were; That Would Not See Them As Equal; That, In Truth, Would Not See Them As Human.' Acclaimed Journalist Stan Grant Weaves Literary Criticism, Philosophy And Memoir To Shed Light On The Chant Of Jimmie Blacksmith. Drawing Parallels With Indigenous Writers Tara June Winch And Bruce Pascoe, Grant Brilliantly Re-examines Keneallys Novel, Raising Questions About Identity, Modernity And Storytelling. In The Writers On Writers Series, Leading Authors Reflect On An Australian Writer Who Has Inspired And Fascinated Them.