The Chant Of Jimmie Blacksmith

Cover Type: Softcover
Book Condition: Good
Jacket Condition: None Issued
Publisher: Harper Perennial
Publisher Place: Australia
Publisher Year: 2004
Edition: Reprint

Description: 178 pages. Ex-Library. Book is in general good condition. There is some light reading wear present, but still a presentable copy.

Publishers Description: When Jimmie Blacksmith marries a white woman the backlash from both Jimmies tribe and white society initiates a series of dramatic events. As Jimmie tries to survive between two cultures, tensions build reaching a head when the Newbys, Jimmies white employers, try to break up his marriage. The Newby women are murdered and Jimmie flees, pursued by police and vigilantes. The hunt intensifies as further murders are committed and concludes with tragic results. Thomas Keneallys fictionalised account of the 19th century Aboriginal, Jimmie Governor, is a powerful story of a black mans revenge against an unjust and intolerant society.

ISBN: 9780732281496