Australian Aboriginal Writers

Aboriginal History

In Denial: The Stolen Generations and the Right

Robert Manne

A brilliant polemical essay which doubles as a succinct history of how the Aborigines were mistreated and an exposure of the ignorance of those who want to deny that history.

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Country, Kin and Culture

Claire Smith

This work paints an intimate picture of historical and contemporary Aboriginal life and also presents a unique case study of the Aboriginal experience.

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Aboriginal Authors

Legendary Tales of the Australian Aborigines

David Unaipon

David Unaipon was a most extraordinary man. He was not only an early Aboriginal political activist, but also a scientist, a writer, a preacher and an inventor. In the 1920s, under contract at the University of Adelaide, he was commissioned to collect traditional Aboriginal stories from around South Australia.

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My Place

Sally Morgan

In 1982 Sally Morgan travelled back to her grandmother's birthplace. What started out as a tentative search for information about her family, turned into an overwhelming emotional and spiritual pilgrimage.

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Plains of Promise

Alexis Wright

In this brilliant debut novel, Alexis Wright evokes city and outback, deepening our understanding of human ambition and failure, and making the timeless heart and soul of this country pulsate on the page.

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Is That You Ruthie?

Ruth Hegarty

Ruthie is the central character in this lively and candid memoir of institutional life. Her milestones and memories reflect the experiences of many dormitory girls. The strong and lasting bonds that developed between them helped to compensate for family love and support denied them by the disruptive removal policy of the day.

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Photographs of Australian Aborigines

David Unaipon

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My Story: Who Am I?

Anita Heiss

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