{"product_id":"benang-black-cove","title":"Benang (Black cover)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWinner of the Miles Franklin Literary Award, Benang- From the Heart follows Harley, who was raised in a culture of forced assimilation and finds himself torn between his country's history, his family and his own identity.This new edition celebrates the 25th anniversary of publication.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn the vast expanse of Western Australia, a young Indigenous man embarks on a profound journey within himself. Labelled as the successful outcome of his white grandfather's attempts to breed the 'first white man born', Harley wants to be a failure. Finding himself at a difficult point in the history of his country, family and self, Harley's story takes the reader on an eye-opening and heartbreaking narrative of the impact of colonisation on First Nations people in Australia. From one of Australia's most revered storytellers, Benang sheds light on the ongoing struggle for cultural preservation, and is an epic and beautiful story of celebration and lament, beginning and return.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch6\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h6\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKim Scott is a descendant of people living along the south coast of Western Australia prior to colonisation, and is proud to be one among those who call themselves Noongar. He began writing for publication shortly after he became a secondary school teacher of English.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eTrue Country\u003c\/em\u003e, his first novel, was published in 1993. His subsequent books include\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eBenang: From the Heart\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(1999),\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eKayang \u0026amp; Me\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(2005),\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThat Deadman Dance\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(2010) and\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eTaboo\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(2017).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKim’s writing has won numerous national and international awards, including the Miles Franklin Literary Award (twice) and the Commonwealth Writers’ Prize. He is currently Professor of Writing at Curtin University in Western Australia.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch6\u003eAbout the Book=\u003cspan itemprop=\"isbn\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/h6\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"line\"\u003e\u003cspan itemprop=\"bookFormat\"\u003ePaperback, 416 pages, 140 x 207 x 30mm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"line\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"line\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"FISH - Foundation for Indigenous Sustainable Health","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45845044428961,"sku":null,"price":35.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0413\/0353\/9873\/files\/Benang_3aa7a86c-8f81-4d45-b594-530bda209445.jpg?v=1789530071","url":"https:\/\/shop.fish.asn.au\/products\/benang-black-cove","provider":"FISH - Foundation for Indigenous Sustainable Health","version":"1.0","type":"link"}