Dancing home
Collis, Paul2017
Book
'When he was in jail, he'd begun to prepare himself for the fight of his life, a showdown with the policeman, McWilliamsa In Dubbo, he reckoned, he'd face life with death, and see who blinked first.' Blackie and Rips are fresh out of prison when they set off on a road trip back to Wiradjuri country with their mate Carlos. Blackie is out for revenge against the cop who put him in prison on false grounds. He is also craving to reconnect with his grandmother's country. Driven by his hunger for drugs and revenge, Blackie reaches dark places of both mystery and beauty as he searches for peace. He is willing to pay for that peace with his own life. Part road-movie, part 'Koori-noir', Dancing Home announces an original and darkly funny new voice in Indigenous Australian writing.
Main title:
Dancing home / Paul Collis.
Author:
Collis, Paul, author
Work:
Imprint:
St Lucia, Queensland University of Queensland Press, 2017.©2017.
Collation:
206 pages ; 23 cm.
Notes:
"Winner of the David Unaipon Award"--Cover.
Awards:
Queensland Literary Awards Winner 2016.
ISBN:
97807022597530702259756
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
260439