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La storia di famiglia di Sally Morgan è il racconto di un popolo senza epica, un classico della letteratura aborigena: commovente, a tratti divertente e maestoso come gli spazi sconfinati del continente australiano. Sally dà avvio a un percorso di ricerca doloroso sulla sua discendenza lottando per superare i segreti a lungo taciuti dalla madre e dalla nonna fino alla scoperta della sua provenienza da una tribù di nativi aborigeni. Riprendendo la tradizione del racconto orale, l'autrice riesce a dar voce a un popolo brutalmente calpestato dall'uomo bianco nel silenzio e nell'indifferenza generale. Ma "La mia Australia" (pubblicato nel 1987) è molto più di una testimonianza sulle radici famigliari e la storia dell'Australia. È "un libro scritto con il cuore" come l'ha definito Alice Walker, un messaggio d'amore per le radici spirituali e per un modo di vivere autentico e profondamente intenso.
- ISBN: 8830102415
- Casa Editrice: Bompiani
- Pagine: 528
- Data di uscita: 18-03-2020
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“Let me pass this way but once and do what good I can, I shall not pass this way again.” representation: author is of Aboriginal descent, from the Palku people of the Pilbara.[trigger warnings are listed at the bottom of this review and may contain spoilers] ★★★★★ sally morgan is such an incredible Leggi tutto
I don’t know how anyone could read this and not have their heart broken for the black fellas (or Aborigines) and those who’ve fought in wars. In many ways it was quite a tragedy, and as the story continued, I had a lump in my throat , because it actually happened. Just read it – that’s all I can say Leggi tutto
Originally published in 1987, this nonfiction title is both a mini biography and part memoir as Sally Morgan, an Australian of Aboriginal descent, begins the book by writing about her childhood from the naive perspective of not knowing her own identity. As a result, the reader too, reads from this p Leggi tutto
I haven't finished this book but I give a full five stars. It is written in an honest, uncompromising Australian vernacular without seeming to be a caricature of Australians or the way some speak. I read this and Sally Morgan has made me crack up and weep and wish I knew way more about our indigenou Leggi tutto
I read this book in year 11 for Literature. It is a 440-page tome, but the extent of our analysis was: “So this is a memoir. How much of memoir is true and why does it matter?” I was a bit disappointed. Why did I do all that reading to ask such a basic question? There’s obviously a lot more to get f Leggi tutto
I found this book incredibly sad to read. The information was nothing new, I am all too familiar with the issues and treatment of Indigenous Australians. Nan was right, don't ever trust doctors, the Government or wealthy people.....very wise. We like to feel Australia has made huge leaps in the treat Leggi tutto
This book really touched me. I first became aware of the situation of the Aboriginal peoples in Australia when I was working for Blackwell North America during the early 1980s. We provided books to several Australian academic libraries, and they seemed to order everything on North American Indians.
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