{"product_id":"terra-nullius-paperback","title":"Terra Nullius - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eClaire Coleman\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNPR Best Books of 2018\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A gut punch of a book in the style of Le Guin, Atwood, and Butler. Claire G. Coleman's debut novel blazes with truth.\" \u003cbr\u003e-- Kelly Link, author of \u003ci\u003eGet in Trouble\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTerra Nullius\u003c\/b\u003e (def): land belonging to no one; no man's land\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"Jacky was running. There was no thought in his head, only an intense drive to run. There was no sense he was getting anywhere, no plan, no destination, no future. All he had was a sense of what was behind, what he was running from. Jacky was running.\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Natives of the Colony are restless. The Settlers are eager to bring peace to their new home, and they have a plan for how to achieve it. They will tear Native families apart and provide re-education to those who do not understand why they should submit to their betters.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePeace 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.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eJacky 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. And when the Devil catches him, Sister Bagra, who knows her duty to the ungodly, will be waiting for Jacky back at Home.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAn incendiary, timely, and fantastical debut from an essential Australian Aboriginal writer, Claire G. Coleman.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDo you recognize this story? Look again.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis is not Australia as we know it. This is not the Australia of our history books. This \u003ci\u003eTerra Nullius -- \u003c\/i\u003eshortlisted for the 2018 Stella Prize and Highly Commended for the Victorian Premiers Literary Awards -- is something new, but all too familiar.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eClaire G. Coleman is a writer from Western Australia. She identifies with the South Coast Noongar people. Her family are associated with the area around Ravensthorpe and Hopetoun. Claire grew up in a Forestry's settlement in the middle of a tree plantation, where her dad worked, not far out of Perth. She wrote her Stella Prize finalist black\u0026amp;write! fellowship-winning debut novel \u003cem\u003eTerra Nullius\u003c\/em\u003e while travelling around Australia in a caravan.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8.9 x 5.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 11, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42166406971527,"sku":"9781618731517","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/5b6f8c31a3d01d3c53652af503499bac.webp?v=1733320615","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/terra-nullius-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}