Praiseworthy

De: Alexis Wright

Narrado por: Jacqui Katona

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

©2023 Alexis Wright. First published by Giramondo Publishing. (P)2024 Bolinda Publishing

Reseñas de la Crítica

'I’m awed by the range, experiment and political intelligence of [Alexis Wright’s] work … she is vital on the subject of land and people.' (The New York Times Book Review)

'Monumental … Praiseworthy blew me away … If you think you know what assimilation is, you should read Praiseworthy and think again.' (Australian Book Review)

'An astonishing and monumental masterpiece from the towering Australian writer Alexis Wright whose “words explode from the page' (The Monthly)