Reckoning with the Past: Family Historiographies in Postcolonial Australian Literature

by Joseph Cummins and Ashley Barnwell

This is the first book to examine how Australian fiction writers draw on family histories to reckon with the nation's colonial past. Located at the intersection of literature, history, and sociology, it explores the relationships between family storytelling, memory, and postcolonial identity. With attention to the political potential of family histories, Reckoning with the Past argues that authors' often autobiographical works enable us to uncover,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0367582597
• ISBN13: 9780367582593
• Release Date: June 2020
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 140 Pages
• Weight: 0.48 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.9" x 9.1"