Master of the Ghost Dreaming
Author | : Mudrooroo |
Publisher | : Angus & Robertson Publishers |
Total Pages | : 148 |
Release | : 1991-01 |
ISBN-10 | : 0207169527 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780207169526 |
Rating | : 4/5 (27 Downloads) |
Download or read book Master of the Ghost Dreaming written by Mudrooroo and published by Angus & Robertson Publishers. This book was released on 1991-01 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the first years of the 19th century a small Aboriginal tribe reels under the threat of white invasion of their ancestral lands. Fada, a missionary from London, is attempting to impose a Christian God over their ancient beliefs. Fada and his wife Mada bring with them disease and despair, along with a message of hope - the result of their own Cockney dreaming. This novel by Mudrooroo Nyoongah (Colin Johnson), author of the acclaimed Wild Cat Falling, is a story of survival - physical, metaphysical and magical. It is also the story of Jangamuttuk, the custodian of the Ghost Dreaming, and his shamanistic efforts to will his tribe back to its own promised land.