This Terra Nullius - shortlisted for the 2018 Stella Prize and Highly Commended for the Victorian Premiers Literary Awards - is something new, but all too familiar. This is not the Australia of our history books. An incendiary, timely, and fantastical debut from an essential Australian Aboriginal writer, Claire G. And when the Devil catches him, Sister Bagra, who knows her duty to the ungodly, will be waiting for Jacky back at Home. Jacky has escaped the Home where the Settlers sent him, but where will he go? The Head of the Department for the Protection of Natives, known to Settlers and Natives alike as the Devil, is chasing Jacky. Peace and prosperity are worth any price, but who will pay it? This rich land, Australia, will provide for all if only the Natives can learn their place. They will tear Native families apart and provide re-education to those who do not understand why they should submit to their betters. The Settlers are eager to bring peace to their new home, and they have a plan for how to achieve it. Jacky was running.' The Natives of the Colony are restless. All he had was a sense of what was behind, what he was running from. There was no sense he was getting anywhere, no plan, no destination, no future. There was no thought in his head, only an intense drive to run. Claire grew up in a Forestry’s settlement in the middle of a tree plantation, where her dad worked, not far out of Perth. Her family are associated with the area around Ravensthorpe and Hopetoun. She identifies with the South Coast Noongar people. Coleman from Australia's Online Independent Bookstore, BooksDirect.Terra Nullius (def): land belonging to no one no man's land 'Jacky was running. Coleman is a writer from Western Australia. 'A delightfully duplicitous noodle-bender that flips the script on the Indigenous Australian survival narrative.' - Kirkus Reviewsīuy Terra Nullius by Claire G. An incredible debut from a striking new Australian Aboriginal voice. This TERRA NULLIUS is something new, but all too familiar. This is not the Australia of our history. Families are torn apart, reeducation is enforced. The Settlers are eager to have a nation of peace, and to bring the savages into line. 'a skilfully constructed pastiche of colonisation, resistance and apocalyptic chaos with parallels that sit unsettlingly close to home' - The Big Issue 'The truth that lies at the heart of this novel is impossible to ignore.' - Books+Publishing 'Artfully combining elements of literary, historical, and speculative fiction, this allegorical novel is surprising and unforgettable' - starred review, Publishers Weekly Nominated for Ditmar Award Best New Talent 2018 Longlisted for the Indie Book Award for Debut Fiction 2018 Shortlisted for the Aurealis Award for a Science Fiction Novel 2017 Shortlisted for the ABIA Matt Richell Award for New Writers 2018 Highly Commended in the Victorian Premier's Literary Awards 2017 Coleman SHORTLISTED FOR THE STELLA PRIZE 2018

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