Benang: From the Heart
In the vast expanse of Western Australia, a young Indigenous man embarks on a profound journey within himself. Labelled as the successful outcome of his white grandfather's attempts to breed the 'first white man born', Harley wants to be a failure. Finding himself at a difficult point in the history of his country, family and self, Harley's story takes the reader on an eye-opening and heartbreaking narrative of the impact of colonisation on First Nations people in Australia. From one of Australia's most revered storytellers, Benang sheds light on the ongoing struggle for cultural preservation, and is an epic and beautiful story of celebration and lament, beginning and return.
423 pages, 8 editions
English edition · First published 1999 by Fremantle press · ISBN 9781760993467
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Editions
8 editions
English
- Benang: From the Heart · Fremantle press · 2024 · ISBN 9781760993467 This page
- Benang:\From the Heart · Penguin Books India · 2003 · ISBN 9780143029847
- Benang: From the Heart · Fremantle Arts Centre Press · 2000 · ISBN 9781921064678
- Benang: From the Heart · Fremantle Arts Centre Press · 2000 · ISBN 9781925161144
- Benang · Fremantle Press · 1999 · ISBN 9781306978354
- Benang: From the Heart · Fremantle Arts Centre Press · 1999 · ISBN 9781863682404
- Benang: From the Heart · Fremantle Press · 1999 · ISBN 9781925161137
French
- Benang · Actes Sud · 2002 · ISBN 9782742738137
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