Status
Available
Call number
Collection
Publication
Penguin Books (1989), Edition: New Ed, 192 pages
Description
Jimmie Blacksmith is the son of an Aboriginal mother and a white father. A missionary shows him what it means to be white - already he is only too aware of what it means to be black. Exploited by his white employers and betrayed by his white wife, Jimmie cannot take any more. He must find a way to express his rage. The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith is based on an actual incident that occurred at the turn of the century. Set against the background of a turbulent Australian history, Thomas Keneally records with clarity the chant of one troubled man.
Subjects
Awards
Booker Prize (Longlist — 1972)
Australia's Greatest Books (1972)
Language
Original language
English
Original publication date
1972
Physical description
192 p.
ISBN
0140036202 / 9780140036206