The Tall Man : Death and Life on Palm Island

ISBN-13: 9780099520764 / Angielski / Miękka / 2010 / 272 str.

Chloe Hooper

Opis

'The Tall Man' is the story of Chloe Hooper's investigation into the death of an Aboriginal resident on Australia's Palm Island in 2004. Hooper explores Aboriginal myths and history, and uncovers buried secrets of white mischief, as she attempts to find out what really happened.

Recenzje

Chloe Hooper's masterful book of reportage is a kind of moral thriller about power, wretchedness and violence Philip Roth

O autorze

Chloe Hooper was born in 1973. Her highly praised first novel, A Child's Book of True Crime (2002), was shortlisted for the Orange Prize. Her Observer article about the Doomadgee case, 'Island of Lost Souls', was shortlisted for the Amnesty International Media Awards. She is also the author of The Engagement and The Tall Man, which won seven major literary awards in Australia.