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100 1 a| Wright, Alexis,d| 1950-e| author.=| ^A1465526;

245 10 a| Praiseworthy /c| Alexis Wright.;

250 a| First edition.;

264 1 a| New York :b| New Directions Publishing Corporation,c| 2024.;

300 a| 662 pages ;c| 21 cm.;

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490 1 a| New Directions paperbook ;v| 1585;

505 0 a| New gods -- The censer -- Moth opera -- Goddess of scales -- Sitting in the bones -- Cargo shifter -- One donkey at a time -- Holy donkey business -- Ice queens -- The giant kelp hair sea lady gulped! -- Acknowledgements.;

520 a| "In a small town in the north of Australia, a mysterious cloud heralds both an ecological catastrophe and a gathering of the ancestors. A crazed visionary looks to donkeys to solve the global climate crisis and the economic dependency of the Aboriginal people. His wife, seeking solace from his madness, follows the dance of butterflies and scours the internet to find out how her Aboriginal/Chinese family could be repatriated to China. One of their sons, named Aboriginal Sovereignty, is determined to commit suicide. The other, Tommyhawk, wishes his brother dead so that he can pursue his dream of becoming white and powerful. Praiseworthy is an epic which pushes allegory and language to their limit; a unique masterpiece that bends time and reality, opening new literary vistas; a cry of outrage against oppression and disadvantage; and a fable for the end of days"--c| Provided by publisher.;

650 0 a| Familiesv| Fiction.=| ^A533241;

650 0 a| Small citiesz| Australiav| Fiction.=| ^A913142;

650 0 a| Aboriginal Australiansv| Fiction.=| ^A588158;

650 0 a| Oppression (Psychology)v| Fiction.=| ^A101264;

650 6 a| Famillesv| Romans, nouvelles, etc.;

650 6 a| Petites villesz| Australiev| Romans, nouvelles, etc.;

650 6 a| Australiens (Aborigènes)v| Romans, nouvelles, etc.;

650 6 a| Oppressionv| Romans, nouvelles, etc.;

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Praiseworthy / Alexis Wright.

Author/creator	Wright, Alexis, 1950- author.
Format	Book
Edition	First edition.
Publication	New York : New Directions Publishing Corporation, 2024.
Copyright Date	©2023
Description	662 pages ; 21 cm.
Subjects	Families--Fiction. Small cities--Australia. --Fiction. Aboriginal Australians--Fiction. Oppression (Psychology)--Fiction. Familles--Romans, nouvelles, etc. Petites villes--Australie. --Romans, nouvelles, etc. Australiens (Aborigènes)--Romans, nouvelles, etc. Oppression--Romans, nouvelles, etc.

Series	New Directions paperbook ; 1585 New Directions paperbook ; 1585. ^A717302
Contents	New gods -- The censer -- Moth opera -- Goddess of scales -- Sitting in the bones -- Cargo shifter -- One donkey at a time -- Holy donkey business -- Ice queens -- The giant kelp hair sea lady gulped! -- Acknowledgements.
Abstract	"In a small town in the north of Australia, a mysterious cloud heralds both an ecological catastrophe and a gathering of the ancestors. A crazed visionary looks to donkeys to solve the global climate crisis and the economic dependency of the Aboriginal people. His wife, seeking solace from his madness, follows the dance of butterflies and scours the internet to find out how her Aboriginal/Chinese family could be repatriated to China. One of their sons, named Aboriginal Sovereignty, is determined to commit suicide. The other, Tommyhawk, wishes his brother dead so that he can pursue his dream of becoming white and powerful. Praiseworthy is an epic which pushes allegory and language to their limit; a unique masterpiece that bends time and reality, opening new literary vistas; a cry of outrage against oppression and disadvantage; and a fable for the end of days"-- Provided by publisher.
Genre/form	Psychological fiction.
Genre/form	Novels.
Genre/form	Romans.
LCCN	2023045511
ISBN	9780811238014 paperback
ISBN	0811238016 paperback
ISBN	electronic book
ISBN	electronic book

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