Window Seat
Published on 30. May 2023
201 pages
978-0-7022-6794-9 (ISBN)
Description
Since Archie Weller was runner-up for the first Vogel Award in 1980 for his novel The Day of the Dog, he has become an important voice in contemporary Indigenous writing. The Window Seat is a collection of his best fiction and a tribute to his contribution to Australian literature. These stories are honest, brutal and moving. In ' The Window Seat' , we witness an old woman' s final journey home through the eyes of the disgruntled white traveller who sits beside her; in ' Stolen Car' , a young Aboriginal man learns his first lesson in rough justice; and in ' Dead Dingo' , we see another rallying against what his friends, life and fate offer him. Together these powerful stories present a rich and rewarding reading experience.
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Content
- Intro
- Author Biography
- Title Page
- Contents
- Introduction by Ernie Dingo
- Dedication
- Stolen Car
- Dead Dingo
- Sandcastles
- The Storm
- It's Only a Game
- Ghosts of a Form Present
- Dead Roses
- The Island
- The Lilies of the Valley
- Chains around My Heart
- Spirit Woman
- Walking with Mermaids
- Illusions
- Confessions of a Headhunter
- The Poppies Grow in Flanders Fields
- Whanua
- 67 Yagan Way
- Deserts
- The Window Seat
- Author's Notes
- Glossary
- Acknowledgements
- Publisher's Note
- Imprint Page
