Praiseworthy
(Book)
Author:
Series:
New Directions paperbook volume 1585.
Status:
Cary Regional - Adult Fiction has 2
WRIGHT
East Regional - Adult Fiction
WRIGHT
Eva H. Perry Regional - Adult Fiction
WRIGHT
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Location
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Status
Cary Regional - Adult Fiction
WRIGHT
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Cary Regional - Adult Fiction
WRIGHT
On Shelf
East Regional - Adult Fiction
WRIGHT
On Shelf
Eva H. Perry Regional - Adult Fiction
WRIGHT
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Morrisville Community - Adult Fiction
WRIGHT
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More Details
Published:
New York : New Directions, 2024.
Format:
Book
Physical Desc:
662 pages ; 21 cm.
Language:
English
ISBN:
9780811238014, 0811238016, 9780811238014
Notes
General Note
"NDP1585"--Spine.
Description
"In a small town in the north of Australia, a mysterious cloud heralds both an ecological catastrophe and a gathering of the ancestors. A crazed visionary looks to donkeys to solve the global climate crisis and the economic dependency of the Aboriginal people. His wife, seeking solace from his madness, follows the dance of butterflies and scours the Internet to find out how her Aboriginal/Chinese family could be repatriated to China. One of their sons, named 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. Praiseworthy is an epic which pushes allegory and language to their limit; a unique masterpiece that bends time and reality, opening new literary vistas; a cry of outrage against oppression and disadvantage and a fable for the end of days"--,Provided by publisher.
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Citations
APA Citation (style guide)
Wright, A. (2024). Praiseworthy. New Directions.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Wright, Alexis, 1950-. 2024. Praiseworthy. New Directions.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Wright, Alexis, 1950-, Praiseworthy. New Directions, 2024.
MLA Citation (style guide)Wright, Alexis. Praiseworthy. New Directions, 2024.
Note! Citation formats are based on standards as of July 2022. Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy.
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