Awards

• Shortlisted for Miles Franklin Literary Award 2011.
• Winner of ALS Gold Medal 2011
• Winner of ALS Gold Medal 2011 (Australia)
• Winner of Commonwealth Writers' Prize Best Book - SE Asia and South Pacific 2011
• Winner of Commonwealth Writers' Prize Best Book - SE Asia and South Pacific 2011.
• Winner of Miles Franklin Literary Award 2011
• Winner of Miles Franklin Literary Award 2011.

Overview

Bobby Wabalanginy never learned fear, not until he was pretty well a grown man. Sure, he grew up doing the Dead Man Dance, but with him it was a dance of life, a lively dance for people to do together... Told through the eyes of black and white, young and old, this is a story about a fledgling Western Australian community in the early 1800s known as the 'friendly frontier'. Poetic, warm-hearted and bold, it is a story which shows that first contact did not have to lead to war. It is a story for our times. This special edition celebrates 40 years of Picador with one of Australia's finest literary reads. With 16 pages of extra content, including Reading Group notes, an interview and awards list, this special edition will make a valuable contribution to your bookshelf.

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Reviews

Emma writes: Miles Franklin award winner Kim Scott's accomplished new novel, That Deadman Dance, is set in the early days of colonisation on Australia's Western coast. In and around King George's Town, or what will become today's Albany, WA, a young Aboriginal boy, Bobby Wabalanginy witnesses changes in the landscape and in the relations in and between the Noongar people and the new white people who've come from the sea. The story also follows an ex-convict-come-good, two curious black boys who were raised essentially as white slaves, some older Aboriginal people, and whalers, who Bobby comes to work for. Scott weaves these various narratives with writing so poetic you'll want to linger on every sentence - making this book a slow but satisfying read. With its beautiful prose and well-researched and considered subject matter, this book is destined to become a classic in the Australian literary canon.

Author Information

Kim Scott grew up on the South Coast of Western Australia. As a descendant of those who first created human society along that edge of ocean, he is proud to be one among those who call themselves Noongar. He began writing for publication when he became a teacher of English and has had poetry and short stories published in a number of anthologies. That Deadman Dance has won several awards, including the 2011 Miles Franklin Award and the 2011 Commonwealth Writers' Prize for Fiction - regional winner. Kim lives in Coolbellup, Western Australia, and is currently employed at the Curtin Health Innovation Research Institute, Curtin University.

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