This international collection of eleven original essays on Australian Aboriginal literature provides a comprehensive critical companion that contextualizes the

A fresh twenty-first century look at Australian literature in a broad, inclusive and multicultural sense.

An indispensable reference for the study of Australian literature.

* The Story Prize Spotlight Award, Winner * Readings Prize for New Australian Fiction, Shortlist * Queensland Literary Awards – University of Southern Queensl

Poet, columnist, artist, and fiction writer Gwendolyn Bennett is considered by many to have been one of the youngest leaders of the Harlem Renaissance and a str