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Every secret thing / Marie Munkara.

By: Publication details: St Lucia, Qld. : University of Queensland Press, 2009.Description: 181 p. ; 20 cmISBN:
  • 9780702237195 (pbk.)
Subject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • 823.4  22
Awards:
  • Winner of the 2008 David Unaipon Award.
Summary: "In the Aboriginal missions of far northern Australia, it was a battle between saving souls and saving traditional culture." "Every Secret Thing is a rough, tough, hilarious portrayal of the Bush Mob and the Mission Mob, and the hapless clergy trying to convert them. In these tales, everyone is fair game." "At once playful and sharp, Marie Munkara's wonderfully original stories cast a taunting new light on the mission era in Australia."--Back cover.
Holdings
Item type Current library Call number Status Date due Barcode
Book Book Jessie Street National Women's Library 823.4 MUN (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available for reference in the library and ILL 66360

"Winner of the 2008 David Unaipon Award"--Cover.

"In the Aboriginal missions of far northern Australia, it was a battle between saving souls and saving traditional culture." "Every Secret Thing is a rough, tough, hilarious portrayal of the Bush Mob and the Mission Mob, and the hapless clergy trying to convert them. In these tales, everyone is fair game." "At once playful and sharp, Marie Munkara's wonderfully original stories cast a taunting new light on the mission era in Australia."--Back cover.

Winner of the 2008 David Unaipon Award.

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