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11 - Alexis Wright’s Novel Activism

from Part II - Authorships

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 March 2023

Nicholas Birns  and
Louis Klee
By
Lynda Ng
Nicholas Birns
Affiliation:
New York University
Louis Klee
Affiliation:
University of Cambridge
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Summary

This chapter considers Alexis Wright’s trajectory as a writer from Grog War (1997) to The Swan Book (2013), arguing that her body of work presents a consistent vision that is “at once Aboriginal and Australian, modern and ancient, local and yet outward-looking.” It pays special attention to the notion of “all times,” the relation between form and politics, and how imaginative sovereignty underpins Wright’s work.

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Alexis WrightActivism and LiteratureIndigenous StudiesAborginal LiteratureStorytelling and the NovelOralityModernity
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The Cambridge Companion to the Australian Novel , pp. 178 - 193
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2023

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