On Thomas Keneally by Stan Grant

Book Description

Secondhand. Near fine condition.

A thoughtful, nuanced look at Thomas Keneally's The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith by award-winning journalist Stan Grant, which considers race, representation and Australian history.

Stan Grant is drawn to Thomas Keneally, including a shared Irish heritage and a complicated relationship with religion. The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith was a formative novel for Grant. His family shares a connection with the real Jimmy Governor as well. The book raises questions about non-Indigenous writers tackling Indigenous issues and characters.