No Road Bitumen All the Way |
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| Author:
| Muecke, Stephen |
| ISBN: | 978-1-86368-181-0 |
| Publication Date: | Apr 1997 |
| Publisher: | Fremantle Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $17.95 |
Book Description:
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On a trip north Gloria Brenna, Aboriginal activist, meets a bloke who tries to entice her to visit his community. But she wants to know if the road out there is any good. He's puzzled. 'Road? No road,' he says, ' . . . no road . . . bitumen aaallll the way.'
No Roadis a seductive mix of storytelling and ideas, and a personal account of travels in outback Australia, Europe, Africa . . . and suburban Newtown. Irony and humour invert the usual expectations of a travel book;...
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On a trip north Gloria Brenna, Aboriginal activist, meets a bloke who tries to entice her to visit his community. But she wants to know if the road out there is any good. He's puzzled. 'Road? No road,' he says, ' . . . no road . . . bitumen aaallll the way.'
No Roadis a seductive mix of storytelling and ideas, and a personal account of travels in outback Australia, Europe, Africa . . . and suburban Newtown. Irony and humour invert the usual expectations of a travel book; nobody seems to be going anywhere.