Written By Sam Wilson
Remembering Babylon is often considered among Malouf’s best works. Shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize and the Miles Franklin Award, Babylon tells the story of a young English boy marooned and raised by Aboriginal people. On being reunited with European settlers the boy attempts to reintegrate himself into the settler’s world. His uneasiness with the settler’s life and customs is juxtaposed against the settler’s uneasiness with the environment and their suspicion of anything unknown or foreign. Malouf constantly flickers at the margins of things, constructing his truth as a mixture of the contrasting portraits of character, culture and consciousness to create a meditative and ultimately intriguing narrative.
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Keywords: Remembering Babylon David Malouf 9780099302421 second-hand used book books online bookstore Australia bookshop copy
Remembering Babylon is often considered among Malouf’s best works. Shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize and the Miles Franklin Award, Babylon tells the story of a young English boy marooned and raised by Aboriginal people. On being reunited with European settlers the boy attempts to reintegrate himself into the settler’s world. His uneasiness with the settler’s life and customs is juxtaposed against the settler’s uneasiness with the environment and their suspicion of anything unknown or foreign. Malouf constantly flickers at the margins of things, constructing his truth as a mixture of the contrasting portraits of character, culture and consciousness to create a meditative and ultimately intriguing narrative.
Find a copy from Brotherhood Books HERE
Keywords: Remembering Babylon David Malouf 9780099302421 second-hand used book books online bookstore Australia bookshop copy
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