Overview
How do you best tell the story of Australia's most enigmatic bushranger - Captain Moonlite? The stories he told of his life conflict with the stories told by others, which conflict with the records. A well-educated man, in and out of asylums and prison, who finally found his purpose and his love leading a small gang of young men. Until they followed him into violent chaos. This book is a creative retelling of history, using many perspectives of fact and time - both yesteryear and today - to try and capture something of Moonlite the man, and the society that made him.
Full Product Details
Author: Craig Cormick
Publisher: Queer Oz Folk
Imprint: Queer Oz Folk
Volume: 3
Dimensions:
Width: 15.20cm
, Height: 0.60cm
, Length: 22.90cm
Weight: 0.168kg
ISBN: 9780645253481
ISBN 10: 0645253480
Pages: 118
Publication Date: 24 March 2023
Audience:
General/trade
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General
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Available To Order
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Reviews
This playful amble through the tale of a renowned bushranger is a charming narrative and, better than most bushranger tales, one that is disarming and subtle. Thomas Keneally, Booker Prize Winner. Inventive and playful - an insider's account that will have you on the edge of your seat. Reading Craig Cormick's A Darker Shade of Moonlite is like listening to a story told around a campfire. One of the most enjoyable books you'll ever read. Professor Mark McKenna, Historian and winner of the Prime Minister's Literary Award Playful, irreverent and highly entertaining, in A Darker Shade of Moonlite Cormick gives us a wild tale about a very wild man indeed. Nigel Featherstone, author of Bodies of Men and My Heart Is a Little Wild Thing.
"""This playful amble through the tale of a renowned bushranger is a charming narrative and, better than most bushranger tales, one that is disarming and subtle."" Thomas Keneally, Booker Prize Winner. ""Inventive and playful - an insider's account that will have you on the edge of your seat. Reading Craig Cormick's A Darker Shade of Moonlite is like listening to a story told around a campfire. One of the most enjoyable books you'll ever read."" Professor Mark McKenna, Historian and winner of the Prime Minister's Literary Award ""Playful, irreverent and highly entertaining, in A Darker Shade of Moonlite Cormick gives us a wild tale about a very wild man indeed."" Nigel Featherstone, author of Bodies of Men and My Heart Is a Little Wild Thing."
Author Information
Craig Cormick OAM is an award-winning author and science communicator. He has been Chair of the ACT Writers Centre and has been a writer in residence in Antarctica and Malaysia. Craig enjoys playing with history just about as much as it enjoys playing with him.
