God, the Devil and Me by Alf Taylor

God, the Devil and Me by Alf Taylor

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SKU TBM9781925936391
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Book Type: SECONDHAND
ISBN: 9781925936391
Author: Alf Taylor
Edition: 1st Edition
Publisher: Magabala Books
Place: Broome WA
Year: 2021
Format: Paperback
Pages: 298 pages
Period: 20th Century

Book Description

Secondhand. Very good condition. Minor wear to book corners and edges.

In this unique and highly entertaining autobiography, Alf Taylor chronicles his life growing up in the infamous New Norcia Mission, north of Perth, in the fifties and sixties.

At once darkly humorous and achingly tragic, God, The Devil and Me tells of the life and desperation of the young children forced into the care of the Spanish Nuns and brothers who ran the Mission. Their lives were made up of varying degrees of cruelty and punishments; these children were the 'little black devils' that God and religion forgot.

Written with an acerbic and brutal wit, Alf intersperses dark childhood memories with a Monty Pythonesque retelling of the Bible, in which Peter is an alcoholic and Judas is a good guy.

As a child, underfed, poorly clothed and missing his family, Alf sought refuge in the library in the company of Shakespeare and Michelangelo. He writes with joy about the boys' camaraderie, their love of sport and their own company but also notes that many descended into despair upon leaving. Most died early. Alf Taylor is one of the 'lucky ones'.(publisher blurb)

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