Benang: From the Heart

by Kim Scott

In the vast expanse of Western Australia, a young Indigenous man embarks on a profound journey within himself. Labelled as the successful outcome of his white grandfather's attempts to breed the '... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1863682406
• ISBN13: 9781863682404
• Release Date: August 1999
• Publisher: Fremantle Press
• Length: 502 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.5" x 8.2"

Customer Reviews

Benang moves your heart

If you have any affinity for the song lines of Australia and history of the Aborigines, this book will move your soul.

Benang

Having read Kim Scott's first book, True Country, I was keen to read Benang. The style of narrative requires some adjustment and makes the reader work rather than read passively . Scott's characters are well developed as slowly the layers of the story form. Some of the content is shocking, however, Scott shows by omission and then inclusion of more facts further on, weaving everything together for the final revelations. Thematically all Australians should read this book, love it or hate it. I look forward to his next novel.